Statute treatment: 7 U.S.C. § 518

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 32 citation events across 15 distinct cases.

32citations total

15distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

2006–2018year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 State v. Philip Morris USA Inc. (2009) nc 84 own cites 4× in case

#2 Swisher International, Inc. v. Schafer (2008) ca11 61 own cites 4× in case

#3 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. United States Department of Agriculture (2015) dcd 10 own cites 3× in case

#4 Single Stick, Inc. v. Johanns (2009) dcd 30 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Prime Time International Company (2013) dcd 5 own cites 3× in case

#6 Philip Morris USA, Incorporated v. Thomas Vilsack (2013) ca4 16 own cites 1× in case

#7 Brown v. Ginn (2007) ncctapp 13 own cites 1× in case

#8 Jones v. Jones (2008) kyctapp 11 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Native Wholesale Supply Co. (2011) nywd 4 own cites 1× in case

#10 International Tobacco Partners, Ltd. v. United States Department of Agriculture (2012) nyeb 2 own cites 2× in case

#11 Neese v. Johanns (2006) vawd 1 own cites 5× in case

#12 United States v. Tourtellot (2012) ncmd 1 own cites 3× 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.