Statute treatment: 9 U.S.C. § 1-15

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 112 citation events across 85 distinct cases.

112citations total

85distinct interpreting cases

42distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1935–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Casarotto v. Lombardi (1994) mont 46 own cites 8× in case

#2 Ex Parte Gates (1996) ala 90 own cites 2× in case

#3 cluster 555864 (1991) ca1 35 own cites 3× in case

#4 United Food and Commercial Workers, Local Union No. 7r v. Safeway Stores, Inc., and Sandra Cortez, Rule 19(a)(2) (1989) ca10 68 own cites 2× in case

#5 Hartford Lloyd's Insurance Company, Cross-Appellee v. Walter J. Teachworth D/B/A the Seasons Apartments, Cross-Appellant (1990) ca5 65 own cites 2× in case

#6 Ex Parte Jones (1996) ala 54 own cites 2× in case

#7 Image Software, Inc. v. Reynolds & Reynolds Co. (2006) ca10 268 own cites 1× in case

#8 Simply Wireless, Inc. v. T-Mobile US, Inc. (2017) ca4 50 own cites 2× in case

#9 James J. Nicholson v. Cpc International Inc., a Corporation, and James R. Eiszner (1989) ca3 41 own cites 2× in case

#10 Three Valleys Municipal Water District v. E.F. Hutton & Co. (1991) ca9 160 own cites 3× in case

#11 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Broadnax (1992) colo 38 own cites 2× in case

#12 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,600 Brenda Susan Chastain v. The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc. (1992) ca11 163 own cites 1× in case

#13 Southern Constructors Group, Inc. v. Dynalectric Company, Defendant-Third Party v. Allen R. Boudreaux, Third Party (1993) ca3 160 own cites 1× in case

#14 Linda Willis v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (1991) ca6 159 own cites 1× in case

#15 Schoenamsgruber v. Hamburg American Line (1935) scotus 154 own cites 1× in case

#16 Lopez v. Home Buyers Warranty Corp. (1995) ala 28 own cites 2× in case

#17 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,417 Stephen Blumenthal and Les Fein v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (1990) ca2 111 own cites 1× in case

#18 Graham v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance (1989) del 110 own cites 1× in case

#19 cluster 560475 (1991) ca3 25 own cites 2× in case

#20 Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation v. Amgen, Inc. (1989) ca3 80 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.