Lopez v. Precision Papers, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a manufacturer may not be held liable for the negligent alteration of the product by a user, even if the alteration is foreseeable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Liriano v. Hobart Corp.

2. “the modification was so substantial that it permanently destroyed the functional utility of a safety gate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Liriano v. Hobart Corp.

3. “the case relied upon by Special Term, does not, as a matter of law, bar plaintiffs' claim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Liriano v. Hobart Corp.