Watson v. Air Methods Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
870 F.3d 812 · 2017
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005) · 49 U.S.C. § 14501 · 49 U.S.C. § 40102 · 49 U.S.C. § 41112 · 49 U.S.C. § 41713 · 49 U.S.C. § 42121
Relies on Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · Silkwood v. Corporation · American Airlines, Inc. v. Wolens · New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is unlikely, for example, that all personal-injury claims against air carriers based on unsafe operations or maintenance are expressly pre-empted by the ADA, given that federal law requires carriers to maintain insurance for bodily injury, death, or property damages resulting from”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier that may provide air transportation under this subpart.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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