152 F. Supp. 3d 684 - M.D. v. Abbott’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 624 (§ 424 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Estelle v. Gamble · Farmer v. Brennan · Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al. · Elrod v. Burns
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A failure to meet CWLA and COA standards is not a per se constitutional violation. Professional standards, however, can be evidence for or against a constitutional violation. ... Courts generally find that while neither standard imposes legal obligations on child welfare agencies, both are reflective of the bar to which child welfare agencies are generally expected to measure up.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[W]hen a child enters PMC, courts often dismiss the child's attorney ad litem and CASA, leaving the child with fewer stable relationships and advocates. This makes the child's relationship with his or her caseworker that much more important.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Expert and fact witnesses for both parties testified that once children are sexually abused, or 'sexualized,' that behavior is ongoing and destructive to themselves as well as to the other children with whom they come in contact.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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