Softel, Inc. v. Dragon Medical & Scientific Communications, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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18 federal appellate · 7 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 159 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the party's explanation for the failure to comply ..., (2) the importance of the testimony of the precluded witness, (3) the prejudice suffered by the opposing party ...; and (4) the possibility of a continuance.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Advanced Analytics, Inc. v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. · 161 F. Supp. 2d 227 - In Re Motel 6 Securities Litigation

2. “(1) that the [product] at issue originated with the plaintiff; (2) that [the] origin of the [product] was falsely designated by the defendant; (3) that the false designation of origin was likely to cause consumer confusion; and (4) that the plaintiff was harmed by the defendant's false designation of origin.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Levine v. Elliot Landy & Landyvision, Inc. · Anthem Sports, LLC v. Under the Weather, LLC

3. “[A] trade secret is 'any formula, pattern, device or compilation of information which is used in one's business, and which gives [the owner] an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Estee Lauder Companies Inc. v. Batra · 514 F. Supp. 2d 402 - Paz Systems, Inc. v. Dakota Group Corp.