Statute treatment: 49 U.S.C. § 41713

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,274 citation events across 599 distinct cases.

1,274citations total

599distinct interpreting cases

127distinct courts

205citations in last 5y

1994–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority v. Centennial Express Airlines, Inc. (1998) colo 22 own cites 36× in case

#2 Brenda WELLONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee (1999) ca6 41 own cites 22× in case

#3 National Federation of the Blind v. United Airlines Inc. (2016) ca9 51 own cites 14× in case

#4 Med-Trans Corp. v. Benton (2008) nced 24 own cites 13× in case

#5 Miller v. Raytheon Aircraft Co. (2007) texapp 88 own cites 6× in case

#6 In Re Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (2011) ca9 94 own cites 5× in case

#7 Ray Gary v. The Air Group, Inc (2005) ca3 47 own cites 6× in case

#8 Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Black (2003) tex 46 own cites 6× in case

#9 Sanchez v. Aerovias De Mexico, S.A. De C.V. (2010) ca9 27 own cites 8× in case

#10 American Airlines, Inc. v. Wolens (1995) scotus 721 own cites 2× in case

#11 Montalvo v. Spirit Airlines (2007) ca9 102 own cites 4× in case

#12 Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg (2014) scotus 209 own cites 3× in case

#13 Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. Ted Cheatham (2018) ca4 59 own cites 5× in case

#14 United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Flores-Galarza (2003) ca1 57 own cites 5× in case

#15 Tobin Ex Rel. L. v. Federal Express Corp. (2014) ca1 148 own cites 3× in case

#16 Taj Mahal Travel, Inc. v. Delta Airlines Inc. Air Canada Airlines Reporting Corporation (1998) ca3 138 own cites 3× in case

#17 Brown v. United Airlines, Inc. (2013) ca1 36 own cites 5× in case

#18 Branche v. Airtran Airways, Inc. (2003) ca11 103 own cites 3× in case

#19 Alan Wayne, Individually and on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Dhl Wordwide Express (2002) ca9 102 own cites 3× in case

#20 Air Transport Ass'n of America, Inc. v. Cuomo (2008) ca2 101 own cites 3× 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.