Statute treatment: 7 U.S.C. § 136v(a)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 135 citation events across 88 distinct cases.

135citations total

88distinct interpreting cases

56distinct courts

9citations in last 5y

1984–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Serv., Inc. (2000) cal 78 own cites 6× in case

#2 Charles MacDonald Et Ux and State of Louisiana, Etc. v. Monsanto Co., Dow Chemical Co. (1994) ca5 104 own cites 2× in case

#3 Mortier v. Town of Casey (1990) wis 9 own cites 8× in case

#4 Richard Leander Ferebee, Jr. v. Chevron Chemical Company (1984) cadc 271 own cites 1× in case

#5 Sleath v. West Mont Home Health Services, Inc. (2000) mont 45 own cites 2× in case

#6 Anderson v. State, Department of Natural Resources (2005) minn 37 own cites 2× in case

#7 Burke v. Dow Chemical Co. (1992) nyed 34 own cites 2× in case

#8 Fisher v. Chevron Chemical Co. (1989) mowd 32 own cites 2× in case

#9 Yowell v. Chevron Chemical Co. (1992) moctapp 10 own cites 4× in case

#10 MacIas v. State of California (1995) cal 24 own cites 2× in case

#11 Indian Brand Farms, Inc. v. Novartis Crop Protection Inc. (2010) ca3 22 own cites 2× in case

#12 Davidson v. Velsicol Chemical Corp. (1992) nev 22 own cites 2× in case

#13 Jordan v. Southern Wood Piedmont Co. (1992) gasd 21 own cites 2× in case

#14 Ackerman v. American Cyanamid Co. (1998) iowa 21 own cites 2× in case

#15 Jenkins v. Amchem Products, Inc. (1994) kan 74 own cites 1× in case

#16 Couture v. Dow Chemical U.S.A. (1992) mtd 11 own cites 3× in case

#17 Dow Chemical Co. v. Ebling (2001) ind 19 own cites 2× in case

#18 Donald Welchert, Rick Welchert, Jerry Welchert, Deborah Welchert v. American Cyanamid, Inc. (1995) ca8 54 own cites 1× in case

#19 Dow Chemical Co. v. Ebling (2000) indctapp 16 own cites 2× in case

#20 Riden v. ICI Americas, Inc. (1991) mowd 16 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.