Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 2651-53

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 29 citation events across 20 distinct cases.

29citations total

20distinct interpreting cases

16distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1972–2020year range

Top 17 leading cases

#1 United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc. (2005) cadc 71 own cites 2× in case

#2 KATZ v. Greig (1975) pasuperct 11 own cites 4× in case

#3 Commercial Union Insurance Company v. United States v. William Scott (1993) cadc 95 own cites 1× in case

#4 Thompson v. Goetzmann (2002) ca5 44 own cites 1× in case

#5 Fanning v. United States (2001) paed 25 own cites 1× in case

#6 Arthur v. Bolen (2010) ala 16 own cites 1× in case

#7 Thompson v. Goetzmann (2002) ca5 13 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States v. Rhonda S. Ferguson (1984) ca6 6 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Kirkland (1975) tned 5 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. Jackson (1983) miwd 5 own cites 1× in case

#11 Guyote v. Mississippi Valley Gas Co. (1989) mssd 5 own cites 1× in case

#12 Thompson v. Goetzmann (2003) ca5 16 own cites 1× in case

#13 McCullough v. Seamans (1972) caed 4 own cites 1× in case

#14 Sanchez Morrabal v. Omni Air Services, Co. (2007) prd 2 own cites 1× in case

#15 United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Perry (1995) txwd 1 own cites 1× in case

#16 Amy Warmbrod v. USAA County Mutual Insurance Company (2012) texapp 1 own cites 2× in case

#17 United States v. Criterion Insurance Co. (1979) ca10 1 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.