Protectus Alpha Navigation Co. v. North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
767 F.2d 1379 · 1985
Citation profile
39 federal appellate · 8 district · 9 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 94 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently January 2018 · most notably Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker (2008), Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker (2008)
39 federal appellate · 8 district · 9 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 2201 (Arson Prevention Act of 1994)
Relies on Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · Smith v. Wade · United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Foust · American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.
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 94 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“conduct which manifests 'reckless or callous disregard' for the rights of others, ... or 'gross negligence or actual malice criminal indifference.'”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“principles of comparative negligence are not applicable when damages can be apportioned to separate causes based on evidence in the record.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Richard Newby Whitney Fidalgo Seafoods, Inc., a Marine Corporation v. F/v Kristen Gail, Official No. 618791, Her Engines, Tackle Gear, Equipment and Appurtenances, and Bruce E. Joyce Jane Doe Joyce, Defendants/third-Party-Defendants/appellants v. Steven N. Slotvig Jane Doe Slotvig, Defendants/third-Party-Defendants/appellees. Richard Newby Whitney Fidalgo Seafoods, Inc., a Marine Corporation v. F/v Kristen Gail, Official No. 618791, Her Engines, Tackle Gear, Equipment and Appurtenances v. Bruce E. Joyce Jane Doe Joyce, Defendants/third-Party-Plaintiffs/appellees v. Steven N. Slotvig Jane Doe Slotvig, Husband and Wife, Defendants/third-Party-Defendants/appellants · Exxon Company Exxon Shipping Company, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Third-Party v. Sofec, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee. Pacific Resources, Inc. Hawaiian Independent Refinery, Inc. Pri Marine, Inc. Pri International, Inc., Defendants-Cross-Claimants-Third-Party v. Griffin Woodhouse, Griffin Woodhouse, Inc., Third-Party Bridon Fibres and Plastics, Ltd., Defendant-Third-Party“conduct which manifests 'reckless or callous disregard' for the rights of others or for conduct which shows 'gross negligence or actual malice or criminal indifference.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.