11 Kan. App. 2d 343 - Smith v. Dunn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Every pleading of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s individual name, and the attorney’s address and telephone number shall be stated. . . . The signature of an attorney constitutes a certificate by the attorney that the attorney has read the pleading; that to the best of the attorney’s knowledge, information and belief there are good grounds to support it; and that it is not interposed for delay. If a pleading is not signed or is signed with intent to defeat the purpose of this section, it may be stricken, and the action may proceed as though the pleading had not been served. For a willful violation of this section, an attorney may be subjected to appropriate disciplinary action and may be held liable, pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2007, for the payment of attorney fees and expenses of adverse parties incurred as a result of such violation. Similar action may be taken if scandalous or indecent matter is inserted.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fankhauser v. Bank IV Emporia

2. ““[I]f the court finds that a party, in a pleading, . . . has asserted a claim . . . without a reasonable basis in fact and not in good faith, the court shall assess against the party as additional costs of the action, and allow to the other parties, reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred by the other parties as a result of such claim .... An attorney may be held individually or jointly and severally liable with a party for such additional costs where the court finds that the attorney knowingly and not in good faith asserted such a claim ... or, having gained knowledge of its falsity, failed to inform the court promptly that such claim . . . was without reasonable basis in fact.” K.S.A. 60-2007(b).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 15 Kan. App. 2d 591 - Reyna v. General Group of Companies