Statute treatment: 49 U.S.C. § 60101

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 98 citation events across 58 distinct cases.

98citations total

58distinct interpreting cases

41distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1994–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation v. Deana Drain (1999) ca4 21 own cites 6× in case

#2 Olympic Pipe Line Company, a Delaware Corporation v. City of Seattle, a Washington Municipal Corporation (2006) ca9 59 own cites 3× in case

#3 ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. v. United States Department of Transportation (2017) ca5 20 own cites 4× in case

#4 Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Wright (2010) ksd 3 own cites 9× in case

#5 City & County of San Francisco v. U.S. Department of Transportation (2015) ca9 15 own cites 2× in case

#6 San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society v. City of Moreno Valley (1996) calctapp 37 own cites 1× in case

#7 Rudy Webb v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2017) ca8 24 own cites 1× in case

#8 Transcon. Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Certain Easements (2019) pamd 22 own cites 1× in case

#9 Martin v. MAPCO Ammonia Pipeline, Inc. (1994) ksd 8 own cites 2× in case

#10 People Ex Rel. Sneddon v. Torch Energy Services, Inc. (2002) calctapp 18 own cites 1× in case

#11 Southern Union Co. v. Lynch (2004) rid 4 own cites 3× in case

#12 Lng v. Loqa (2000) rid 15 own cites 1× in case

#13 Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Davis (1998) ohsd 6 own cites 2× in case

#14 Northwest Gas Ass'n v. Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission (2007) washctapp 13 own cites 1× in case

#15 Northwest Gas Ass'n v. WASHINGTON UTILITIES & TRANSP. COM'N (2007) washctapp 12 own cites 1× in case

#16 Portland Pipe Line Corp. v. City of S. Portland (2017) med 5 own cites 2× in case

#17 Garay v. Missouri Pacific Railroad (1999) ksd 9 own cites 1× in case

#18 Saban v. United States Department of Labor (2007) ca7 9 own cites 1× in case

#19 Bath Petroleum Storage, Inc. v. Sovas (2004) nynd 8 own cites 1× in case

#20 Sinclair Transportation Co. v. Sandberg (2009) coloctapp 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.