Statute treatment: 46 U.S.C. § 31325

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 156 citation events across 77 distinct cases.

156citations total

77distinct interpreting cases

38distinct courts

40citations in last 5y

1989–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Knauss v. Dwek (2003) njd 20 own cites 4× in case

#2 AIG Centennial Insurance Company v. J. Brian O'Neill (2015) ca11 18 own cites 2× in case

#3 Savers Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Horst R. Reetz and Kathleen K. Reetz (1989) ca5 59 own cites 1× in case

#4 Barclays Bank PLC v. Poynter (2013) ca1 54 own cites 1× in case

#5 Dietrich v. Key Bank, N. A. (1996) ca11 9 own cites 3× in case

#6 Summers v. Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC (2015) ca1 28 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Security Marine Credit Corp. (1991) flsd 4 own cites 4× in case

#8 United States v. Trident Crusader (2004) ca5 4 own cites 3× in case

#9 Maryland National Bank v. M/V Tanicorp I (1992) mdd 6 own cites 2× in case

#10 Beluga Holding, Ltd. v. Commerce Capital Corp. (2000) ca11 16 own cites 2× in case

#11 First Bank Puerto Rico v. Swift Access Marketing, Inc. (2010) prd 2 own cites 4× in case

#12 Bank of the West v. Sailing Yacht Serendipity (2015) nyed 2 own cites 4× in case

#13 Sovereign Bank v. Bowditch Boat Holdings, LLC (2005) mad 2 own cites 4× in case

#14 Montego Bay Imports, Ltd. v. United States (1992) cc 8 own cites 1× in case

#15 Hendricks v. Transportation Services of St. John, Inc. (1999) virginislands 7 own cites 1× in case

#16 Nate Leasing Co., Inc. v. Wiggins (1990) wash 7 own cites 1× in case

#17 Maryland National Bank v. Traenkle (1996) mdd 6 own cites 1× in case

#18 Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. v. F/V Site Clearance I (2008) ca4 5 own cites 1× in case

#19 Privilege Yachting, Inc. v. Teed (1994) ded 5 own cites 1× in case

#20 Ost-West-Handel Bruno Bischoff GmbH v. Project Asia Line, Inc. (1998) ca4 24 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.