Statute treatment: 9 U.S.C. § 3-4

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 237 citation events across 216 distinct cases.

237citations total

216distinct interpreting cases

75distinct courts

79citations in last 5y

1977–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Shroyer v. New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. (2007) ca9 91 own cites 2× in case

#2 Dependable Highway Express, Inc. v. Navigators Ins. (2007) ca9 367 own cites 1× in case

#3 Blaise Alexander Gerald Freeman v. Anthony International, L.P (2003) ca3 211 own cites 1× in case

#4 Sheila Warnock SEUS, Appellant, v. JOHN NUVEEN & CO., INC. (1998) ca3 177 own cites 1× in case

#5 Cardionet, Inc. v. Cigna Health Corp. (2014) ca3 156 own cites 1× in case

#6 Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. v. Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (2011) ca7 109 own cites 1× in case

#7 Venture Cotton Cooperative and Noble Americas Corp. v. Shelby Alan Freeman (2014) tex 94 own cites 1× in case

#8 Sharon Owen v. Bristol Care, Inc. (2013) ca8 92 own cites 1× in case

#9 Anderson v. Delta Funding Corp. (2004) ohnd 23 own cites 2× in case

#10 Nino v. JEWELRY EXCHANGE, INC. (2010) ca3 84 own cites 1× in case

#11 Eddie L. Hightower v. Gmri, Incorporated (2001) ca4 78 own cites 1× in case

#12 Langston v. National Media Corp. (1992) pasuperct 11 own cites 3× in case

#13 Abdallah W. Tamari v. William P. Conrad, Jr., and Bache Halsey Stuart, Inc. (Formerly Bache & Co. Incorporated), Intervenor-Appellee (1977) ca7 72 own cites 1× in case

#14 Dorothy Zosky v. Daniel Boyer and Boenning and Scattergood (1988) ca3 70 own cites 1× in case

#15 Escobar-Noble v. Luxury Hotels International of Puerto Rico, Inc. (2012) ca1 15 own cites 2× in case

#16 Shotto v. Laub (1986) mdd 46 own cites 1× in case

#17 First Liberty Investment Group v. Eric Scott Nicholsberg (1998) ca1 40 own cites 1× in case

#18 In re Zappos.com, Inc. (2012) nvd 36 own cites 1× in case

#19 Bosse v. New York Life Insurance Co. (2021) ca1 35 own cites 1× in case

#20 Lai Chan v. Chinese-American Planning Council Home Attendant Program, Inc. (2016) nysd 11 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.