Statute treatment: 45 U.S.C. § 231m(b)(2)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 41 citation events across 30 distinct cases.

41citations total

30distinct interpreting cases

22distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1987–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Olson v. Olson (1989) nd 72 own cites 4× in case

#2 Rose v. Rose (1987) scotus 313 own cites 2× in case

#3 Pearson v. Pearson (1997) wva 41 own cites 2× in case

#4 In Re the Marriage of Zappanti (2003) coloctapp 191 own cites 1× in case

#5 Leners v. Leners (2019) neb 116 own cites 1× in case

#6 Shearer v. Shearer (2005) neb 95 own cites 1× in case

#7 In Re Marriage of Crook (2004) ill 55 own cites 1× in case

#8 McGrew v. McGrew (2003) idaho 47 own cites 1× in case

#9 In Re the Marriage of Boyer (1995) iowa 40 own cites 1× in case

#10 In re the Marriage of Herald (2014) or 12 own cites 2× in case

#11 Schoenwald v. Schoenwald (1999) nd 33 own cites 1× in case

#12 Depot v. Depot (2006) me 21 own cites 1× in case

#13 Benny Harris v. Tonya Harris (n/k/a Keith) (2015) indctapp 5 own cites 2× in case

#14 Martin v. Martin (1989) pa 10 own cites 1× in case

#15 Beason v. Beason (2003) tennctapp 6 own cites 1× in case

#16 In re the Marriage of Anderson (2006) washctapp 4 own cites 1× in case

#17 Dapp v. Dapp (2013) mdctspecapp 4 own cites 1× in case

#18 Talutto v. Talutto (1988) pasuperct 1 own cites 4× in case

#19 In Re the Marriage of Conger (1992) iowactapp 2 own cites 1× in case

#20 John J. Monahan Jr. v. Judith B. Monahan (2015) me 2 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.