Statute treatment: 31 U.S.C. § 3902

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 63 citation events across 37 distinct cases.

63citations total

37distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1988–2023year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Gutz v. United States (1999) uscfc 14 own cites 4× in case

#2 Sarang Corp. v. United States (2007) uscfc 9 own cites 5× in case

#3 GPA-I, LP v. United States (2000) uscfc 17 own cites 3× in case

#4 Davidson v. Veneman (2003) ca5 27 own cites 4× in case

#5 Youngdale & Sons Construction Co. v. United States (1993) uscfc 52 own cites 1× in case

#6 Marquardt Co. v. United States (2010) uscfc 3 own cites 7× in case

#7 Fdl Technologies, Inc. And Dale C. Nathan v. The United States (1992) cafc 30 own cites 1× in case

#8 Southern Comfort Builders, Inc. v. United States (2005) uscfc 9 own cites 2× in case

#9 Dms Imaging, Inc. v. United States (2015) uscfc 8 own cites 2× in case

#10 Ocean Technology, Inc. v. United States (1990) cc 20 own cites 1× in case

#11 Paalan v. United States (2002) uscfc 20 own cites 1× in case

#12 Environmental Safety Consultants, Inc. v. United States (2010) uscfc 18 own cites 1× in case

#13 Boers v. United States (1999) uscfc 6 own cites 2× in case

#14 New York Guardian Mortgagee Corp. v. The United States (1990) cafc 12 own cites 1× in case

#15 Anderson v. United States (2002) uscfc 12 own cites 1× in case

#16 National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc. v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services (1988) cadc 5 own cites 2× in case

#17 Applied Companies v. United States (1997) uscfc 7 own cites 1× in case

#18 Cargo Carriers, Inc. v. United States (1995) uscfc 6 own cites 1× in case

#19 Laurelwood Homes LLC v. United States (2007) uscfc 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 PCL Construction Services, Inc. v. United States (2008) uscfc 4 own cites 1× 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.