Hampton v. R.J. Corman Railroad Switching Co.’s Empirical Analysis
683 F.3d 708 · 2012
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1441 · 45 U.S.C. § 421 · 45 U.S.C. § 431 · 49 U.S.C. § 20101 (Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994) · 49 U.S.C. § 20106 · 49 U.S.C. § 20134
Relies on Bell v. Hood · Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson · Alexander v. Sandoval · CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he presence of the federal issue as an element of the state tort is not the kind of adjudication for which jurisdiction would serve congressional purposes and the federal system.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he vast majority of cases brought under the general federal-question jurisdiction of the federal courts are those in which federal law creates the cause of action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“it is the rare state quiet title action that involves contested issues of federal law,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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