United States v. Exxon Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
773 F.2d 1240 · 1985
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 21 district · 3 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 84 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently September 2011 · most notably Kern Oil & Refining Co. v. Tenneco Oil Co. (1988), Texas American Oil Corporation v. United States Department of Energy (1995)
14 federal appellate · 21 district · 3 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. § 751 · 15 U.S.C. § 771 (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) · 28 U.S.C. § 1961 · 28 U.S.C. § 2041 · 42 U.S.C. § 6201 (Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988) · 42 U.S.C. § 7137
Relies on Mathews v. Eldridge · Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · Wolff v. McDonnell · Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · Goldberg v. Kelly
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 84 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“desired 'an earlier determination' of their claims”
11 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“It is readily apparent that Exxon's concern about settlements which may have been made by companies who are not parties to this litigation is in fact a concern about whether or not it will be successful in any future attempt to seek contribution or indemnity from those parties on account of any payment Exxon might make upon the judgment here. As we have previously pointed out, Exxon's liability is not a vicarious one, based upon ordinary notions of "agency." It has been found that Exxon was the "animating force" responsible for violating the crude oil pricing regulations, and this liability is not dependent upon finding of "joint liability" on the part of third parties who are not defendants in this action, or upon proof of Exxon's right to contribution or indemnity from those third parties.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“is not without recourse against the other interest owners, ...”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.