Ortiz v. Overland Express’s Empirical Analysis

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28 state decisions

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

1. “of the accident. Id. ¶ 23 (emphasis omitted). The Court concluded that the evidence supporting the decision was not sufficient to establish that the worker's drug use was the sole cause of the accident, and the Court held that his benefits should be reduced ten percent. Id. ¶¶ 24, 31. {34} We must assume that the Legislature knows how to use causation language. Section 52-1-10.1 of the Act states,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Villa v. City of Las Cruces

2. “When a statute's language is ambiguous or unclear, we look to legislative intent to inform our interpretation of the statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Provisional Gov't of Santa Teresa v. Doña Ana Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Comm'rs

3. “When conclusions of law are listed as facts, we do not afford them any deference in our review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Bounds v. State