Statute treatment: 38 U.S.C. § 4301

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 832 citation events across 604 distinct cases.

832citations total

604distinct interpreting cases

116distinct courts

251citations in last 5y

1993–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 David R. Smith v. The Tennessee National Guard (2018) 2,014 own cites 3× in case

#2 Gabriel I. Preda v. Nissho Iwai American Corporation (1997) ca2 34 own cites 5× in case

#3 William M. Gummo v. Village of Depew, New York (1996) ca2 272 own cites 2× in case

#4 Crews v. City of Mt. Vernon (2009) ca7 65 own cites 3× in case

#5 Lapine v. Town of Wellesley (2002) ca1 13 own cites 7× in case

#6 James D. Wallace v. City of San Diego City of San Diego Police Department (2007) ca9 132 own cites 2× in case

#7 Velázquez-García v. Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico, Inc. (2007) ca1 121 own cites 2× in case

#8 Charles Coffman v. Chugach Support Services Inc. (2005) ca11 95 own cites 2× in case

#9 Serricchio v. WACHOVIA SECURITIES LLC (2011) ca2 88 own cites 2× in case

#10 Joel Bradberry v. Jefferson County, Texas (2013) ca5 85 own cites 2× in case

#11 Davin Hackett v. City of South Bend (2020) ca7 76 own cites 2× in case

#12 Kenneth M. Allen v. United States Postal Service (1998) cafc 10 own cites 6× in case

#13 Middleton v. City of Chicago (2009) ca7 60 own cites 2× in case

#14 Erickson v. United States Postal Service (2009) cafc 60 own cites 2× in case

#15 Casey Clarkson v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. (2023) ca9 17 own cites 4× in case

#16 Hewes v. Langston (2003) miss 56 own cites 2× in case

#17 Albert J. Velasquez v. Dorothy J. Frapwell and the Trustees of Indiana University, and United States of America, Intervening (1998) ca7 26 own cites 3× in case

#18 Duarte v. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (2005) cod 16 own cites 4× in case

#19 Carlos Bedrossian, M.D. v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2005) ca7 49 own cites 2× in case

#20 Kassel v. City of Middletown (2017) nysd 45 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.