Statute treatment: 7 U.S.C. § 1311

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 42 citation events across 26 distinct cases.

42citations total

26distinct interpreting cases

19distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1939–2021year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. (2000) scotus 1,925 own cites 2× in case

#2 Sottera, Inc. v. Food & Drug Administration (2010) cadc 30 own cites 4× in case

#3 Estate of Schwarz v. Philip Morris Inc. (2006) orctapp 29 own cites 2× in case

#4 Cole v. United States Department of Agriculture (1998) ca11 28 own cites 2× in case

#5 Haglund v. Philip Morris Inc. (2006) mass 39 own cites 1× in case

#6 Rose v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. (2005) nysupct 4 own cites 5× in case

#7 Richardson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (2008) wied 8 own cites 2× in case

#8 Driscoll v. Burlington-Bristol Bridge Co. (1949) njd 17 own cites 1× in case

#9 Cruz Vargas v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (2002) prd 17 own cites 1× in case

#10 Insolia v. Philip Morris Inc. (2000) wiwd 14 own cites 1× in case

#11 Prado Alvarez v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (2004) prd 13 own cites 1× in case

#12 Speert v. Morgenthau (1940) cadc 11 own cites 1× in case

#13 Hasty v. Carter (1961) gactapp 8 own cites 1× in case

#14 Brown v. Warner Holding Co. (1943) mnd 6 own cites 1× in case

#15 Jeter v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. (2003) pawd 5 own cites 1× in case

#16 Alfred W. Minish and Margaret F. Minish v. J. Lassing Huey (1973) ca6 2 own cites 2× in case

#17 Phillips v. Woxman (1979) ncctapp 3 own cites 1× in case

#18 Filburn v. Helke (1942) ohsd 5 own cites 2× in case

#19 Downey v. Geary-Wright Tobacco Co. (1941) kyed 8 own cites 1× in case

#20 Wright v. Darnell (1962) kyed 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.