Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 1451

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 837 citation events across 438 distinct cases.

837citations total

438distinct interpreting cases

70distinct courts

107citations in last 5y

1981–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 John H. Held v. Manufacturers Hanover Leasing Corporation (1990) ca10 149 own cites 16× in case

#2 Bay Area Laundry & Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v. Ferbar Corp. of California, Inc. (1997) scotus 512 own cites 5× in case

#3 Board of Trustees of the District No. 15 MacHinists Pension Fund v. Kahle Engineering Corporation, a New Jersey Corporation (1994) ca3 33 own cites 14× in case

#4 Flowers Industries, Inc. v. Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund (1983) gand 12 own cites 14× in case

#5 Shelter Framing Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (1983) ca9 60 own cites 5× in case

#6 Rotkiske v. Paul Klemm, Esq., Dba Nudelman, Klemm & Golub, P.C. (2018) ca3 98 own cites 3× in case

#7 In Re United Mine Workers of America Employee Benefit Plans Litigation (1994) dcd 261 own cites 2× in case

#8 John T. Joyce, Trustee of the Bricklayers and Trowel Trades International Pension Fund v. Clyde Sandoz Masonry, D/B/A Griffith Masonry (1989) cadc 32 own cites 5× in case

#9 Dorn's Transportation, Inc., and Oneida Motor Freight, Inc. v. Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity (1986) ca3 20 own cites 6× in case

#10 LEE BORNTRAGER, PLAINTIFFS—APPELLEES v. CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS PENSION FUND, DEFENDANT—APPELLANT (2005) ca8 34 own cites 4× in case

#11 Russell C. Larson v. Northrop Corporation (1994) cadc 143 own cites 2× in case

#12 Whitworth Bros. Storage Company v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Defendants (1986) ca6 100 own cites 2× in case

#13 IUE AFL-CIO Pension Fund v. Herrmann (1993) ca2 529 own cites 3× in case

#14 Cuyamaca Meats, Inc. v. San Diego and Imperial Counties Butchers' and Food Employers' Pension Trust Fund (1987) ca9 38 own cites 3× in case

#15 Teamsters & Employers Welfare Trust of Illinois v. Gorman Brothers Ready Mix (2002) ca7 79 own cites 2× in case

#16 Trustees of the Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund v. Plumbing Services, Inc. (2015) ca4 458 own cites 1× in case

#17 Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 80 Pension Trust Fund v. Cooling (2008) mied 9 own cites 7× in case

#18 DiGeronimo Aggregates, LLC v. Michael Zemla (2014) ca6 73 own cites 2× in case

#19 Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Mississippi Warehouse Corp. (1994) ilnd 10 own cites 6× in case

#20 Carl Colteryahn Dairy, Inc. v. Western Pennsylvania Teamsters And Employers Pension Fund (1988) ca3 27 own cites 3× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.