Statute treatment: 49 U.S.C. § 1502

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 294 citation events across 197 distinct cases.

294citations total

197distinct interpreting cases

47distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1968–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Franklin Mint Corp. (1984) scotus 190 own cites 13× in case

#2 cluster 490159 (1987) ca5 370 own cites 3× in case

#3 Mrs. Evelyn H. Domangue, Individually and on Behalf of the Minors, Barry Joseph Domangue, Jr. And Michelle Marie Domangue v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. (1984) ca5 36 own cites 7× in case

#4 Tello v. Eastern Airlines, Inc. (1987) prsupreme 128 own cites 2× in case

#5 Willie H. Harris, Ernestine Harris v. Polskie Linie Lotnicze, AKA Lot Polish Airlines, a Corporation, Defendant (1987) ca9 72 own cites 2× in case

#6 Boehringer-Mannheim Diagnostics, Inc., F/k/a Hycel, Inc. v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. (1984) ca5 68 own cites 2× in case

#7 In Re KOREAN AIR LINES DISASTER OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1983. Appeal of Plaintiffs Steering Committee (1987) cadc 306 own cites 1× in case

#8 Bennie Imogene Dunn v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (1979) ca9 54 own cites 2× in case

#9 Stanley Abramson v. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd (1984) ca3 52 own cites 2× in case

#10 Royal Insurance v. Amerford Air Cargo (1987) nysd 24 own cites 3× in case

#11 Rhymes v. Arrow Air, Inc. (1986) flsd 18 own cites 3× in case

#12 Valerie H. Saks v. Air France, a Corporation (1984) ca9 11 own cites 4× in case

#13 Maschinenfabrik Kern, A.G. v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. (1983) ilnd 11 own cites 4× in case

#14 Romero v. Argentinas (1993) njd 8 own cites 5× in case

#15 Christel Gisela Sopcak, Milan Sopcak, Sara June Sopcak, Libuse Mlcoch, Jaraslav Lutz Maryska v. Northern Mountain Helicopter Service (1995) ca9 135 own cites 1× in case

#16 John J. Demarines and Doris A. Demarines, Husband and Wife v. Klm Royal Dutch Airlines (1978) ca3 132 own cites 1× in case

#17 Brink's Limited v. South African Airways (1996) ca2 111 own cites 1× in case

#18 Steering Committee v. United States of America, and Aeromexico (1993) ca9 25 own cites 2× in case

#19 cluster 419204 (1983) ca9 99 own cites 1× in case

#20 Edmund J. Smith v. Canadian Pacific Airways, Ltd. (1971) ca2 88 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.