Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)(1)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 24 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

24citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

14distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1989–2026year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 Harlow v. Chin (1989) mass 85 own cites 1× in case

#2 Bio-Medical Applications of Tennessee, Inc. v. Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare Fund (2011) ca6 58 own cites 1× in case

#3 cluster 669627 (1994) cadc 11 own cites 2× in case

#4 cluster 564760 (1991) cadc 6 own cites 3× in case

#5 Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Big Y Foods, Inc. (2022) ca2 20 own cites 1× in case

#6 cluster 687299 (1995) ca6 14 own cites 1× in case

#7 Frazer v. CNA Insurance (2005) alnd 11 own cites 1× in case

#8 Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Guerrera (2018) ctd 5 own cites 1× in case

#9 Perry v. Metropolitan Life Insurance (1994) tnmd 5 own cites 1× in case

#10 Humana Medical Plan, Inc. v. Western Heritage Insurance Company (2018) ca11 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 cluster 705964 (1995) ca9 2 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.