Richards v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 4 district ·

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

1. “injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 170 F. Supp. 2d 472 - Tobin v. United States · 74 F. Supp. 2d 444 - Boucher v. Grant

2. “Charles Richards was a private in the United States Armed Forces, stationed in Fort Knox, Kentucky. On June 26, 1995, Private Richards left work early to go home and attend to his pregnant wife. Although Private Richards received permission to leave early, the Army did not issue him a pass or furlough. While driving home in his personal vehicle, Private Richards was broadsided by a five-ton military fuel truck, killing him instantly. The accident took place within the confines of the Fort Knox Army Base, at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 1638 and U.S. Highway 31W.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 170 F. Supp. 2d 472 - Tobin v. United States