Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 628

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 157 citation events across 113 distinct cases.

157citations total

113distinct interpreting cases

44distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1973–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Smith v. City of Jackson (2005) scotus 567 own cites 2× in case

#2 General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline (2004) scotus 409 own cites 2× in case

#3 Richard M. Villarreal v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (2016) ca11 128 own cites 3× in case

#4 John Miller, Jr. v. Hillary Clinton (2012) cadc 49 own cites 4× in case

#5 James J. Nicholson v. Cpc International Inc., a Corporation, and James R. Eiszner (1989) ca3 41 own cites 4× in case

#6 Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents (2000) scotus 1,567 own cites 1× in case

#7 Susan M. ROSENBERG, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC. and John Wyllys, Defendants, Appellants (1999) ca1 229 own cites 1× in case

#8 William Bridge v. New Holland Logansport, Incorp (2016) ca7 194 own cites 1× in case

#9 Fulghum v. Embarq Corporation (2015) ca10 38 own cites 2× in case

#10 Aarp v. Eeoc (2005) paed 6 own cites 7× in case

#11 Shikles v. Sprint/United Management Co. (2005) ca10 141 own cites 1× in case

#12 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities and University Professionals of Illinois (1992) ca7 77 own cites 1× in case

#13 Tina Grant v. City of Blytheville, Arkansas (2016) ca8 69 own cites 1× in case

#14 George L. CHARLIER and George B. Russell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC., Defendant-Appellee (1977) ca5 68 own cites 1× in case

#15 Ronnie Stilwell v. City of Williams (2016) ca9 42 own cites 1× in case

#16 Fried v. LVI Services, Inc. (2012) ca2 41 own cites 1× in case

#17 Reich v. Valley National Bank of Arizona (1993) nysd 36 own cites 1× in case

#18 Aarp v. Eeoc (2005) paed 5 own cites 4× in case

#19 McKinney v. National Dairy Council (1980) mad 34 own cites 1× in case

#20 Johnson v. Mechanics & Farmers Bank (2009) ca4 11 own cites 2× 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.