Dyson v. Winfield’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 district ·

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

1. “appear from the affidavits of a party opposing the motion [for summary judgment] that the party cannot for reasons stated present by affidavit facts essential to justify the party’s opposition, the court may refuse the application for judgment or may order a continuance to permit affidavits to be obtained or depositions to be taken or discovery to be had or may make such other order as is just.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 153 F. Supp. 2d 16 - Wiggins v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

2. “There are some products which, in the present state of human knowledge, are quite incapable of being made safe for their intended and ordinary use and that these products are especially common in the field of drugs ... Such a product, properly prepared, and accompanied by proper directions and warning, is not defective, nor is it unreasonably dangerous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 802 F. Supp. 2d 111 - Rollins v. Wackenhut Services, Inc.