Bradley v. Melroe Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
June 2018
most recently cited
2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc. · Southern Railway Company v. Carl Talmadge Lanham · Dollar v. Long Mfg, N. C., Inc. · Janicker v. George Washington University
Most-quoted passages
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“the ultimate benefit to others from this critical analysis.... far outweighs any benefits from disclosure. Valuable criticism could not be obtained under the threat of potential or possible public exposure for it is not realistic to expect candid expressions of opinion or suggested changes in policies, procedures or processes knowing that such statements or suggestions may very well be used against colleagues and employees in subsequent litigation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.