Statute treatment: 49 C.F.R. § 821.38

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 14 citation events across 10 distinct cases.

14citations total

10distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1977–2017year range

Top 6 leading cases

#1 William L. Coppenbarger v. Federal Aviation Administration (1977) ca7 14 own cites 1× in case

#2 Rambus, Inc. v. Infineon Technologies AG (2004) vaed 5 own cites 2× in case

#3 Dickson v. National Transportation Safety Board (2011) cadc 8 own cites 1× in case

#4 Lackey v. Federal Aviation Administration (2010) ca9 2 own cites 3× in case

#5 Zeus Enterprises, Inc. v. Alphin Aircraft, Inc. (1999) ca4 8 own cites 1× in case

#6 Heyl v. Babbitt (2010) cadc 1 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.