Statute treatment: 45 U.S.C. § 441

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 71 citation events across 32 distinct cases.

71citations total

32distinct interpreting cases

18distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1982–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 James C. Rayner v. Daniel W. Smirl Csx Corporation (1989) ca4 52 own cites 11× in case

#2 Springfield Terminal Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union (1991) med 12 own cites 10× in case

#3 Winters v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Co. (1990) tex 213 own cites 2× in case

#4 Clare R. Bruffett v. Warner Communications, Inc (1982) ca3 173 own cites 2× in case

#5 Earwood v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (1993) gand 60 own cites 3× in case

#6 Magnan v. Anaconda Industries, Inc. (1984) conn 435 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States of America, Ex Rel. Springfield Terminal Railway Company David A. Fink v. Francis X. Quinn (1994) cadc 371 own cites 1× in case

#8 Lambert v. Ackerley (1998) ca9 236 own cites 1× in case

#9 Elaine Valerio v. Putnam Associates Incorporated (1999) ca1 135 own cites 1× in case

#10 Peter Ball v. Memphis Bar-B-Q Company, Incorporated, Secretary of Labor, Amicus Curiae (2000) ca4 66 own cites 1× in case

#11 Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners v. United States Department of Labor and Robert Reich, the Secretary of Labor (1993) ca3 57 own cites 1× in case

#12 Bert Williams v. Cynthia Metzler, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (1997) ca3 54 own cites 1× in case

#13 Marín Kuilan v. Teddy Díaz Fastening Systems, Inc. (1997) prsupreme 53 own cites 1× in case

#14 Collette v. St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital (2001) nysd 35 own cites 1× in case

#15 International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, and Its District Lodge 100 v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. (1987) ca1 28 own cites 1× in case

#16 Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, United States Department of Labor and Thomas Dutkiewicz, Intervenor (1998) ca1 26 own cites 1× in case

#17 Boston and Maine Corp. v. Lenfest (1985) mad 4 own cites 4× in case

#18 Neal v. Honeywell, Inc. (1993) ilnd 22 own cites 1× in case

#19 United Transportation Union v. Springfield Terminal Co. (1994) med 3 own cites 4× in case

#20 Boston and Maine Corporation v. Lenfest (1986) ca1 3 own cites 4× 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.