Hoffman v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “signatories to [an] agreement does not defeat their right to compel arbitration.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 362 F. Supp. 3d 510 - In re Dealer Management Systems Antitrust Litigation · 362 F. Supp. 3d 477 - Loop, LLC v. CDK Global, LLC (In re Dealer Mgmt. Sys. Antitrust Litig.)

2. “[EJquitable estoppel allows a non-signatory to compel arbitration in two distinct circumstances. First, equitable estoppel applies when the signatory “must rely on the terms of the written agreement in asserting its claim” against a non-signatory. Thus, “when each of a signatory’s claim [sic] against a nonsignatory ‘makes reference to’ or ‘presumes the existence of the written agreement, the signatory’s claims arise out of and relate directly to the written agreement and arbitration is appropriate.” Second, equitable estoppel also applies “when the signatory raises allegations of ... substantially interdependent and concerted misconduct by both the nonsignatory and one or more of the signatories to the contract.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 461 F. Supp. 2d 863 - TICHANEN v. Harris & Harris, Ltd.

3. “(a)(i) Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be solely and finally settled by arbitration administrated by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”)....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 390 F. Supp. 2d 752 - Holden v. Deloitte and Touche LLP