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cited 2× by 2 distinct cases, last quoted 1986 · …the scope of the government contractor rule should be drawn somewhat ... broadly ⚠ not in text
155 citation events (3 in the last 25 years) across 43 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Crossan v. ELECTRON TUBE DIV. (mied, 1986-12-03)
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Top citers, strongest first. 26 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Crossan v. ELECTRON TUBE DIV.
E.D. Mich. · 1986 · signal: compare · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
the scope of the government contractor rule should be drawn somewhat ... broadly
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Crossan v. Electron Tube Division, A Division of Litton Systems, Inc.
E.D. Mich. · 1986 · signal: compare · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
the scope of the government contractor rule should be drawn somewhat ... broadly
examined Cited as authority (rule) Cynthia Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois (4×)
7th Cir. · 1989 · confidence medium
Finally, the court expressed reluctance to “take so big a step in the face of the Supreme Court’s apparent desire to contain the principle of Elrod and Branti.” Id. at 294-95; see also Horn v. Kean, 796 F.2d 668 (3d Cir.1986) (en banc) (partisan dismissal of motor vehicle agents who were independent contractors, not employees, held not to violate First Amendment); Sweeney v. Bond, 669 F.2d 542, 545-46 (8th Cir.) (partisan dismissals of “fee agents” who were independent contractors held not to violate First Amendment), ce rt. denied, 459 U.S. 878 , 103 S.Ct. 174 , 74 L.Ed.2d 143 (1982…
examined Cited as authority (rule) Cynthia Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois (4×)
7th Cir. · 1988 · confidence medium
In reaching its conclusion, the LaFalce court balanced the interference with political expression caused by the patronage practice against "the consequences of trying to prevent [the interference] through an interpretation of the Constitution." Id. at 293-94. 28 The court first found that a contractor's loss of a particular bid was less disruptive than an employee's loss of a job; a contractor still has other potential contracts to bid on.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Horn v. Kean (2×) also: Cited "see"
3rd Cir. · 1986 · confidence medium
Id. at 294 (emphasis supplied). 9 The record here supports precisely the motor vehicle agents’ diminished dependency on the state to which the LaFalce court made reference.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Horn v. Kean (2×) also: Cited "see"
3rd Cir. · 1986 · confidence medium
Id. at 294 (emphasis supplied). 9 27 The record here supports precisely the motor vehicle agents' diminished dependency on the state to which the LaFalce court made reference.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois
C.D. Ill. · 1986 · confidence medium
The court, referring to the plaintiff's claim to protection under Elrod , concluded: We are particularly reluctant to take so big a step in the face of the Supreme Court’s apparent desire to contain the principle of Elrod and Branti____ Id. at 294-95.
cited Cited "see" Snell v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
9th Cir. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See McKay v. Rockwell Int’l Corp., 704 F.2d 444 , 453 (9th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984).
cited Cited "see" Snell v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
9th Cir. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See McKay v. Rockwell Int'l Corp., 704 F.2d 444 , 453 (9th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984).
discussed Cited "see" Johnson v. Grumman Corp.
W.D. Wis. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See In Re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases, 960 F.2d 806 (9th Cir.1992) (defense limited to cases involving complex and sensitive military decisions and not applicable to products readily available on the commercial market) (citing McKay v. Rockwell Int’l Corp., 704 F.2d 444 , 451 (9th Cir.1983), ce rt. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984) (military contractor defense does not apply to “an ordinary consumer product purchased by the armed forces”)).
discussed Cited "see" Mitra Koohi Iman Koohi, Minor Daughter Kosar Koohi, Minor Daughter Hassan Almassi Iran Air Flight 655 v. United States of America United States Department of Navy, Elizabeth H. Bailey, as the Personal Representative v. Varian Associates, Inc. General Electric Co. Ge Aerospace Rca Corp Harnischfeger Industries Syscon Corp. Computer Sciences Corporation John Connor
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See McKay v. Rockwell Int'l Corp., 704 F.2d 444 (9th Cir.1983) (holding that the discretionary function exception to the FTCA preempts an action against defense contractors brought under the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 761 et seq.) cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984).
discussed Cited "see" Koohi v. United States
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See McKay v. Rockwell Int’l Corp., 704 F.2d 444 (9th Cir.1983) (holding that the discretionary function exception to the FTCA preempts an action against defense contractors brought under the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 761 et seq.) cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984).
cited Cited "see" Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Murchison
5th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Fontana v. Barham, 707 F.2d 221, 225-27 (5th Cir.1983), ce rt. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984).
cited Cited "see" Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Clint W. Murchison, Iii
5th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Fontana v. Barham, 707 F.2d 221, 225-27 (5th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984). 18 The Trusts based their claim on Arnold v. National County Mut.
cited Cited "see" Rivera Diaz v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co.
D.P.R. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See La Falce v. Houston, 712 F.2d 292 (7th Cir.1983), cert. den., 464 U.S. 1044 , 104 S.Ct. 712 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984).
discussed Cited "see" Brown v. United States
D. Mass. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See McKay v. Rockwell International, 704 F.2d 444 , 464 (9th Cir. 1983), cert. denied — U.S. —, 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984); Nygaard v. Peter Pan Seafoods, 701 F.2d 77, 81 (9th Cir.1983); Bodden v. American Offshore, Inc., 681 F.2d 319, 329 (5th Cir.1982); Barger v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., 514 F.Supp. 1199, 1210 (E.D.Tex.1981), rev'd on other grounds, 692 F.2d 337 (5th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 958 , 103 S.Ct. 2430 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1316 (1983). 18 .
discussed Cited "see" Horn v. Kean
D.N.J. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See LaFalce v. Houston, 712 F.2d 292, 295 (7th Cir.1983) (“Some day the Supreme Court may extend the principle of its public-employee cases to contractors, but there are enough differences in the strength of the competing interests in the two classes of cases to persuade us not to attempt to do so.”), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 712 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984). 6 N.J.S.A. 39:3-3 provides that the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety ... shall designate at least 1 person in each county for each 300,000 inhabitants or fraction thereof to b…
discussed Cited "see" Shaw v. Grumman Aerospace Corp.
S.D. Fla. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See McKay v. Rockwell International Corp., 704 F.2d 444, 451 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984); In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation, 534 F.Supp. 1046, 1055 (E.D.N.Y.1982); and Hubbs v. United Technologies, 574 F.Supp. 96, 98 (E.D.Pa.1983).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Richland-Lexington Airport District v. Atlas Properties, Inc.
D.S.C. · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
Prior to Boyle , the courts concluded that the Feres-Stencel doctrine was the genesis of the government contractor defense; See, e.g., McKay v. Rockwell Int’l Corp., 704 F.2d 444 , 449 (9th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Bentzlin v. Hughes Aircraft Co.
C.D. Cal. · 1993 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Mitchell v. Lone Star Ammunition, Inc., 913 F.2d 242, 246 (5th Cir.1990) (citations omitted) (" ‘[Fjederal law provides no defense to the military contractor that mismanufactures military equipment or that is itself ultimately responsible for the design defect.' ”) and McKay v. Rockwell Int’l Corp., 704 F.2d 444 , 451 (9th Cir.1983) (in dictum, noting that the government contractor defense does not relieve suppliers of military equipment of liability for defects in the manufacture of that equipment), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984) with Harduve…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Mary Carley v. Wheeled Coach
3rd Cir. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
If the system is working as it should, Government contractors will design equipment to avoid certain injuries (like the deaths of soldiers or Government employees) which would be certain to burden the Government. 61 487 U.S. at 530 , 108 S.Ct. at 2528 (Brennan, J., dissenting); see also McKay v. Rockwell Int'l Corp., 704 F.2d 444 , 457 (9th Cir.1983) (Alarcon, J., dissenting) (contractors with better safety records will secure less expensive liability insurance and will pass those savings, as well as the benefits of greater safety, on to the government), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct.…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Bd. of Educ. of Clifton v. WR Grace
N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also McKay v. Rockwell International Corp., 704 F. 2d 444, 450 (9th Cir. 1983), cert. den., 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed. 2d 175 (1984) (when only minimal or very general requirements are set forth by the United States contract, the government contractor defense is inapplicable). [ 211 N.J.
cited Cited "see, e.g." Valerie Boruski v. The United States of America, Merck, Sharp and Dohme Company, and the City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation
7th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., McKay v. Rockwell International Corp., 704 F.2d 444 (9th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." McDermott v. TENDUN CONSTRUCTORS, ROHR INDUSTRIES, INC.
N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. · 1986 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also McKay v. Rockwell International Corp., 704 F. 2d 444, 450 (9th Cir.1983), cert. den., 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed. 2d 175 (1984) (when only minimal or very general requirements are set forth by the United States contract, the government contractor defense is inapplicable).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re Asbestos Litigation (Mergenthaler)
Del. Super. Ct. · 1986 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., McKay v. Rockwell International Corp., 9th Cir., 704 F.2d 444 , 454 & n. 14 (1983), cert. denied 464 U.S. 1043 , 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984); Marker v. Universal Oil Products Co., 10th Cir., 250 F.2d 603, 606-07 (1957) (applying Oklahoma law); Goodbar v. Whitehead Bros., W.D.Va., 591 F.Supp. 552, 560-61 (1984) (applying Virginia law), aff'd sub nom.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Nancy L. Tillett, Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen M. Tillett v. J.I. Case Company (2×)
7th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., McKay v. Rockwell International Corp., 704 F.2d 444 (9th Cir.1983), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 104 S.Ct. 711 , 79 L.Ed.2d 175 (1984); Brown v. Caterpillar Tractor Co., 696 F.2d 246 (3d Cir.1982); Hubbs v. United Technologies, 574 F.Supp. 96 (E.D.Pa. 1983); In re “Agent Orange”Product Liability Litigation, 534 F.Supp. 1046 (E.D.N.
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McKay, of the Estate of McKay
v.
Rockwell International Corp.
No. 83-754.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jan 9, 1984.
464 U.S. 1043

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.