Fray v. Omaha World Herald Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that Civil Rights Act of 1991 not retroactive
• reciting the legislative history and reaching the astonishing conclusion that the legislative intent was \surely that the new law be prospective only\
• holding not retroactive based on a presumption
• applying retroactively the portion of the statute governing expert witness fees
• “[WJhenever a congressional majority could be marshalled, retroactivity opponents ‘hedged their bets’ by expressly making specific provisions, such as [Section 109], prospective only.”
• “this case involves civil rights, undisputable a ‘great national concern' that merits a presumption of retroactivity.’’

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Geneva Butts v. The City of New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development
  Second Circuit· 1993-03-24· cited 554×
• Shirley A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS, Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1994-05-05· cited 385×
• Jin Ku Kim, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Nash Finch Company, Appellee/cross-Appellant
  Eighth Circuit· 1997-11-12· cited 339×
• Valerie Harlston v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1994-09-29· cited 280×
• John L. Taylor v. Western And Southern Life Insurance Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-07-13· cited 179×
• Wallace v. Housing Authority of City of Columbia
  D. South Carolina· 1992-05-08· cited 155×
• George J. Luddington v. Indiana Bell Telephone Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-09-04· cited 154×
• William O. Mozee, Gregory L. Rankin, Frederick Williams v. American Commercial Marine Service Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-05-18· cited 139×
• Xieng v. Peoples National Bank
  Washington Supreme Court· 1993-01-21· cited 133×
• Jasper C. Rowe v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-09-11· cited 125×
• Alan F. Gersman v. Group Health Association, Inc.
  D.C. Circuit· 1992-09-15· cited 122×
• James Williams, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Valentec Kisco, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1992-06-11· cited 104×
• Davis v. City and County San Francisco
  Ninth Circuit· 1992-10-06· cited 101×
• Landgraf v. USI Film Products
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-07-30· cited 97×
• Irene Mojica, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Gannett Company, Inc., Owner of Wgci-Fm Radio Station, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-09-27· cited 83×
• Bermingham v. Sony Corp. of America, Inc.
  D. New Jersey· 1993-03-19· cited 78×
• Estate of Barbara L. Reynolds v. Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-02-09· cited 68×
• Bridges v. Eastman Kodak Co.
  S.D. New York· 1992-09-01· cited 58×
• Julian E. VALDEZ, Appellant, v. MERCY HOSPITAL, an Iowa Non-Profit Organization and Corporation, Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1992-04-27· cited 54×
• James T. HARVIS, Jr., Plaintiff, Maurice Rivers and Robert C. Davison, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-10-13· cited 48×

Cites

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

• Hishon v. King & Spalding
  Supreme Court· 1984-05-22· cited 5,292×
• Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1975-05-19· cited 2,546×
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-15· cited 2,518×
• Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital
  Supreme Court· 1988-12-12· cited 2,039×
• Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond
  Supreme Court· 1974-05-15· cited 1,967×
• Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-05· cited 1,123×
• Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham
  Supreme Court· 1969-02-24· cited 1,076×
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonjorno
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-04· cited 1,050×
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co.
  Supreme Court· 1991-03-26· cited 770×
• United States v. Security Industrial Bank
  Supreme Court· 1982-11-30· cited 686×
• Greene v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1964-02-17· cited 325×
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Laramie Stock Yards Co.
  Supreme Court· 1913-12-01· cited 279×
• Subhash C. MALHOTRA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COTTER & COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1989-09-12· cited 269×
• Bennett v. New Jersey
  Supreme Court· 1985-03-19· cited 216×
• Richard Vogel v. The City of Cincinnati, the Sentinel Police Association, Intervenor-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-03-13· cited 190×
• United States v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
  Supreme Court· 1928-02-20· cited 161×
• William O. Mozee, Gregory L. Rankin, Frederick Williams v. American Commercial Marine Service Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1991-08-14· cited 86×
• Stender v. Lucky Stores, Inc.
  N.D. California· 1992-01-07· cited 83×
• Mojica v. Gannett Co., Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1991-11-27· cited 77×
• Van Meter v. Barr
  District of Columbia· 1991-12-18· cited 75×