Mann v. Abel’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions

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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) whether the specific language in issue has a precise meaning which is readily understood; (2) whether the statements are capable of being proven true or false; and (3) whether either the full context of the communication in which the statement appears or the broader social context and surrounding circumstances are such as to signal readers or listeners that what is being read or heard is likely to be opinion, not fact.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Michel v. NYP Holdings, Inc. · 332 F. Supp. 3d 610 - Daytree at Cortland Square, Inc. v. Walsh

2. “[e]xpressions of opinion, as opposed to assertions of fact, are deemed privileged . . . no matter how offensive,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited v. S.A.C.