Statute treatment: 45 U.S.C. § 546

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 52 citation events across 35 distinct cases.

52citations total

35distinct interpreting cases

24distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1971–2009year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (1991) pacommwct 21 own cites 4× in case

#2 National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Miller (1973) ksd 13 own cites 3× in case

#3 Lebron v. National RR Passenger Corp.(Amtrak) (1993) nysd 18 own cites 2× in case

#4 Sentner v. Amtrak (1982) njd 29 own cites 1× in case

#5 Kimbrough v. National R.R. Passenger Corp. (1982) almd 9 own cites 2× in case

#6 Dobelle v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (1986) nysd 22 own cites 1× in case

#7 Quincy College & Seminary Corp. v. Burlington Northern, Inc. (1971) ilnd 8 own cites 2× in case

#8 National Railroad Passenger v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (1987) paed 18 own cites 1× in case

#9 Horn & Hardart Company v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation (1986) cadc 13 own cites 1× in case

#10 Mead v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (1987) mdd 11 own cites 1× in case

#11 Paul G. Landers v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation (1987) ca1 10 own cites 1× in case

#12 Aug v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (1976) dcd 8 own cites 1× in case

#13 News Group Boston, Inc. v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (1992) mad 8 own cites 1× in case

#14 Hanback v. Seaboard Coastline Railroad (1975) scd 7 own cites 1× in case

#15 City of Philadelphia v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (1998) pacommwct 5 own cites 1× in case

#16 Ehm v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (1984) ca5 3 own cites 4× in case

#17 Marcucci v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (1984) ilnd 4 own cites 1× in case

#18 National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Harris (1972) okwd 4 own cites 1× in case

#19 National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. United Transportation Union (1993) dcd 3 own cites 1× in case

#20 Foster v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (1985) dcd 3 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.