Rodriguez v. Testa’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
23 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 7901 (Protection of Law) · 15 U.S.C. § 7903 · 49 U.S.C. § 30106
Relies on United States v. Lopez · Russello v. United States · English v. General Electric Co. · Spence v. Educational Credit Management Corp. · N.C.P. Marketing Group, Inc. v. BG Star Productions, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“financial responsibility or liability insurance requirements”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“" (a) In general. -An owner of a motor vehicle that rents or leases the vehicle to a person (or an affiliate of the owner) shall not be liable under the law of any State or political subdivision thereof, by reason of being the owner of the vehicle (or an affiliate of the owner), for harm to persons or property that results or arises out of the use, operation, or possession of the vehicle during the period of the rental or lease, if- " (1) the owner (or an affiliate of the owner) is engaged in the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles; and " (2) there is no negligence or criminal wrongdoing on the part of the owner (or an affiliate of the owner). " (b) Financial responsibility laws. -Nothing in this section supersedes the law of any State or political subdivision thereof- " (1) imposing financial responsibility or insurance standards on the owner of a motor vehicle for the privilege of registering and operating a motor vehicle; or " (2) imposing liability on business entities engaged in the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles for failure to meet the financial responsibility or liability insurance requirements under State law. " * * * " (d) Definitions. -In this section, the following definitions apply: "* * * " (2) Owner. -The term 'owner' means a person who is- " (A) a record or beneficial owner, holder of title, lessor, or lessee of a motor vehicle; " (B) entitled to the use and possession of a motor vehicle subject to a security interest ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“* * * " (2) Owner. -The term 'owner' means a person who is- " (A) a record or beneficial owner, holder of title, lessor, or lessee of a motor vehicle; " (B) entitled to the use and possession of a motor vehicle subject to a security interest in another person; or " (C) a lessor, lessee, or a bailee of a motor vehicle, in the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles, having the use or possession thereof, under a lease, bailment, or otherwise. " (3) Person. -The term 'person' means any individual, corporation, company, limited liability company, trust, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.