Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 240

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 16,623 citation events across 9,094 distinct cases.

16,623citations total

9,094distinct interpreting cases

207distinct courts

2,478citations in last 5y

234–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 In Re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation (2003) nysd 193 own cites 21× in case

#2 CSX Corp. v. Children's Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP (2011) ca2 26 own cites 50× in case

#3 In Re Alstom SA Securities Litigation (2005) nysd 150 own cites 18× in case

#4 Richard Morales v. Quintel Entertainment, Inc. And Peter Stolz (2001) ca2 545 own cites 11× in case

#5 United States v. Robert Chestman (1991) ca2 186 own cites 12× in case

#6 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,512 Marvyn Gould, of the Estate of J. Donald Rogasner, in No. 75-1338. v. American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, Cross-Appellants (1976) ca3 170 own cites 12× in case

#7 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Tambone (2008) ca1 52 own cites 20× in case

#8 Roth v. Jennings (2007) ca2 725 own cites 7× in case

#9 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,777, 11 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 781 Chemetron Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Business Funds, Inc., Cross-Appellees (1982) ca5 156 own cites 11× in case

#10 NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant (1992) ca2 79 own cites 14× in case

#11 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Smyth (2005) ca11 367 own cites 7× in case

#12 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Richard L. Goble (2012) ca11 54 own cites 15× in case

#13 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Tambone (2010) ca1 462 own cites 6× in case

#14 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,192 Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Company, Inc., Etc. v. American Fidelity Life Insurance Company, Etc. (1980) ca5 107 own cites 10× in case

#15 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jensen (2016) ca9 39 own cites 16× in case

#16 In Re Bank of America Corp. Securities, Derivative, & Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Litigation (2010) nysd 176 own cites 8× in case

#17 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Savoy Industries, Inc. Appeal of S. Mort Zimmerman (1978) cadc 248 own cites 7× in case

#18 In Re Burlington Coat Factory Securities Litigation. P. Gregory Buchanan, Jacob Turner and Ronald Abramoff (1997) ca3 4,315 own cites 3× in case

#19 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,731 Arnold S. Wellman v. Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr. (1982) ca2 90 own cites 10× in case

#20 FindWhat Investor Group v. FindWhat. Com (2011) ca11 553 own cites 5× 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.