Watson v. Rail Link, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 45 U.S.C. § 421
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · Doerr v. Doerr · CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood · Clark v. Coats & Clark, 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“§ 213.9(a) should be understood as covering the subject matter of train speed with respect to track conditions, including the conditions posed by grade crossings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the Secretary has determined the devices to be installed”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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