Foster v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
923 F.2d 765 · 1991
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (Federal Tort Claims Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2680 · 49 U.S.C. § 106 · 49 U.S.C. § 44703 (Commercial Balloon Pilot Safety Act of 2018)
Relies on Berkovitz v. United States · United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense · Miller v. Fairchild Industries, Inc. · Kennewick Irrigation District v. United States · Summers v. United States
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“is an inherently policy-oriented decision that requires consideration of social and economic policies.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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