Smith v. Vicorp, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2072
Relies on Hanna v. Plumer · Burlington Northern Railroad v. Woods · Kiernan v. Van Schaik · Darbin v. Nourse · United States v. $9400000 in United States Currency Along with Any Interest Earned Thereon
Most-quoted passages
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“Utah law, requiring tort reform voir dire and specifically prescribing the contours of such, conflicts with the broad discretion vested in federal judges to control the scope and extent of voir dire.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]his line of questions was adequate to reveal the seeds of potential tort reform bias and to alert plaintiff's counsel to the possible need to exercise a preemptory challenge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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