Statute treatment: 49 U.S.C. § 1801

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 60 citation events across 44 distinct cases.

60citations total

44distinct interpreting cases

32distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1960–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Goucher v. J. R. Simplot Co. (1985) wash 41 own cites 2× in case

#2 City of New York v. United States Department of Transportation (1982) nysd 10 own cites 4× in case

#3 Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Railroad Commission of Texas (1987) txwd 13 own cites 3× in case

#4 Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. Mobil Chemical Co. (1984) gactapp 16 own cites 2× in case

#5 National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. v. Edward F. Burke, Administrator, Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (1979) ca1 49 own cites 1× in case

#6 In Re\ Agent Orange\" Product Liability Litigation" (1984) nyed 42 own cites 1× in case

#7 Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Railroad Commission of Texas (1988) ca5 41 own cites 1× in case

#8 New Hampshire Motor Transport Association v. Richard M. Flynn (1984) ca1 40 own cites 1× in case

#9 Barcelo v. Brown (1979) prd 38 own cites 1× in case

#10 Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board (1976) cadc 29 own cites 1× in case

#11 City of New York v. United States Department of Transportation (1983) ca2 38 own cites 2× in case

#12 Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. United States (1978) caed 18 own cites 1× in case

#13 Ohio ex rel. Celebrezze v. United States Department of Transportation (1985) ca6 16 own cites 3× in case

#14 Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Burnley (1988) ca9 14 own cites 1× in case

#15 Consolidated Rail Corp. v. City of Dover (1978) ded 12 own cites 1× in case

#16 National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. v. Burke (1982) rid 9 own cites 1× in case

#17 Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Burnley (1988) ca9 44 own cites 1× in case

#18 Consolidated Rail Corp. v. City of Bayonne (1989) njd 4 own cites 2× in case

#19 City of New York v. Ritter Transportation Inc. (1981) nysd 4 own cites 2× in case

#20 Cornellier Fireworks Co. v. St. Croix County (1984) wisctapp 7 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.