Peter v. Ford Motor Co.’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 8 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1334 (Sherman Antitrust Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 1831 (Sherman Antitrust Act) · 49 U.S.C. § 30101 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Authorization Act of 1991) · 49 U.S.C. § 30103
Relies on Hines v. Davidowitz · Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · Wyeth v. Levine · Geier v. American Honda Motor Co.
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.
“When a motor vehicle safety standard is in effect under this chapter, a State or a political subdivision of the State may prescribe or continue in effect a standard applicable to the same aspect of performance of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment only if the standard is identical to the standard prescribed under this chapter.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.