Exxon Corp. v. Burglin

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that Fed. R. App. P. 38 allows the recovery of attorney’s fees as a sanction for the bringing of a frivolous appeal
• adopting same reasoning used in Burlington to apply Rule 38 instead of Alaska statute
• “If the [federal] Rule speaks to the point in dispute and is valid, it is controlling, and no regard need be paid to contrary state provisions.”
• “Where the state rule reflects a substantive state policy not in conflict with the plain meaning of the federal rule, then the state rule is the rule of decision and should be applied under the terms of the Erie doctrine.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Joseph M. Schultea, Sr. v. David Robert Wood, David Robert Wood, Homer Ford, W.F. \Slim\ Plagens and Warren K. Driver
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-03-09· cited 471×
• Abrams v. Lightolier Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1995-03-24· cited 346×
• First Bank of Marietta, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant
  First Circuit· 2002-10-10· cited 230×
• Hall v. GE Plastic Pacific PTE Ltd.
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-04-04· cited 143×
• S.A. Healy Company v. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-07-13· cited 84×
• Camacho v. Texas Workforce Commission
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-03-30· cited 55×
• Poindexter v. Bonsukan
  E.D. Texas· 2001-04-27· cited 20×
• Garza v. Scott & White Memorial Hospital
  W.D. Texas· 2005-11-14· cited 18×
• Rahimi v. United States
  N.D. Texas· 2006-12-20· cited 15×
• Alcala v. Texas Webb County
  S.D. Texas· 2009-06-03· cited 14×
• Cole v. Chevron USA, Inc.
  S.D. Mississippi· 2007-09-24· cited 8×
• Hernandez v. UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.
  W.D. Texas· 2007-07-13· cited 4×
• Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center v. Marzano-Lesnevich
  E.D. Louisiana· 2011-11-23· cited 3×
• Diamond Offshore Co. v. Survival Systems International, Inc.
  S.D. Texas· 2012-10-10· cited 3×
• Cohen v. Office Depot, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-08-17· cited 1×
• Patricia L. Hinde, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-04-25· cited 1×
• Yates-Williams v. Nihum
  S.D. Texas· 2010-06-28· cited 1×
• Schultea v. Wood
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-03-13
• Carleton Construction, Ltd. v. Southern States Plumbing, Inc.
  E.D. Louisiana· 2011-10-26
• Robinson v. General Motors Corp.
  N.D. Texas· 2008-12-22

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1991-08-02· cited 6,250×
• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
  Supreme Court· 1975-05-12· cited 4,586×
• Hanna v. Plumer
  Supreme Court· 1965-04-26· cited 2,853×
• Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1980-06-02· cited 848×
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Woods
  Supreme Court· 1987-02-24· cited 373×
• Malvo Ex Rel. Malvo v. J. C. Penney Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1973-07-13· cited 158×
• State v. Abbott
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1972-06-16· cited 145×
• Nissho-Iwai Co., Ltd., Cross-Appellant v. Occidental Crude Sales, Inc., Cross-Appellee. Robert B. Weintraub, Intervenor-Appellant
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-08-01· cited 91×
• Exxon Corp. v. Burglin
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-10-18· cited 56×
• Continental Insurance Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1976-08-04· cited 51×
• Cates v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-04-01· cited 48×
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1986-08-15· cited 35×
• Hausam v. Wodrich
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1978-02-03· cited 33×
• Foss Alaska Line, Inc. v. Northland Services, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1986-09-12· cited 27×
• Crook v. Mortenson-Neal
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1986-10-24· cited 25×
• Torrey v. Hamilton
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1994-04-22· cited 23×
• Bozarth v. Atlantic Richfield Oil Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1992-05-18· cited 21×
• Weidner v. State, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1993-10-08· cited 15×
• Joseph F. Powell v. Old Southern Life Insurance Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-01-22· cited 14×