Statute treatment: 49 C.F.R. § 391.41

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 517 citation events across 235 distinct cases.

517citations total

235distinct interpreting cases

100distinct courts

74citations in last 5y

1972–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Albertson's, Inc. v. Kirkingburg (1999) scotus 516 own cites 6× in case

#2 Bates v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (2007) ca9 480 own cites 4× in case

#3 Hollywood Trucking, Inc. v. Watters (2008) illappct 16 own cites 18× in case

#4 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. (2003) ca2 46 own cites 7× in case

#5 Levy v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities (1996) conn 151 own cites 3× in case

#6 Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (2015) scotus 430 own cites 2× in case

#7 Boynton Cab Co. v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations (1980) wis 69 own cites 4× in case

#8 Lyle S. Chandler and Adolphus A. Maddox, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. The City of Dallas, the City of Dallas (1993) ca5 404 own cites 2× in case

#9 Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (1999) scotus 387 own cites 2× in case

#10 Everett v. 357 Corp. (2009) mass 58 own cites 4× in case

#11 Gary Baert v. Euclid Beverage, Limited (1998) ca7 98 own cites 3× in case

#12 Charles Harris v. P.A.M. Transport, Inc. P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (2003) ca8 84 own cites 3× in case

#13 Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Co. (1989) nc 208 own cites 2× in case

#14 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Texas Bus Lines (1996) txsd 28 own cites 5× in case

#15 Tate v. Farmland Industries, Inc. (2001) ca10 68 own cites 3× in case

#16 Estate of Szleszinski v. Labor & Industry Review Commission (2007) wis 7 own cites 12× in case

#17 Christopher Hampton v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co (2014) ca8 10 own cites 8× in case

#18 Sakari Jarvela v. Crete Carrier Corporation (2015) ca11 11 own cites 7× in case

#19 Butler v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (2017) dcd 12 own cites 6× in case

#20 Schmidt v. Safeway Inc. (1994) ord 79 own cites 2× 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.