Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 4121

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 32 citation events across 17 distinct cases.

32citations total

17distinct interpreting cases

15distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1975–2020year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 Sanford J. Berger v. Samuel R. Pierce (1991) ca6 98 own cites 2× in case

#2 Kane v. Royal Insurance Co. of America (1989) colo 92 own cites 2× in case

#3 Donald Evanoff v. The Standard Fire Insurance Co (2008) ca6 14 own cites 2× in case

#4 Cross Queen, Inc. v. Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (1980) vid 23 own cites 1× in case

#5 McHugh v. United Service Automobile Ass'n (1999) ca9 41 own cites 2× in case

#6 Morici Corp. v. United States (1980) caed 10 own cites 1× in case

#7 In re Fema Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation (2012) laed 10 own cites 1× in case

#8 Neuser v. Hocker (2001) ca6 15 own cites 2× in case

#9 Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. United States (1975) ca5 36 own cites 1× in case

#10 Winkler v. Great American Insurance (1978) nyed 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 Mussoline v. Morris (1987) flsd 4 own cites 1× in case

#12 Smoak v. Independent Fire Insurance Co. (1994) scd 4 own cites 1× in case

#13 Neuser v. Hocker (1999) miwd 2 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.