Pyle v. Layton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(1) facts that negate any one of the claimant’s elements facts, (2) that the non-movant, after an adequate period of discovery, has not been able to produce, and will not be able to produce, evidence sufficient to allow the trier of fact to find the existence of any one of the claimant’s elements, or (3) that there is no genuine dispute as to the existence of each of the facts necessary to support the movant’s properly-pleaded affirmative defense.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Koester v. Wait · Ross v. Presley

2. “(1) facts that negate any element of the plaintiffs cause of action, (2) the plaintiff, after adequate discovery, has not produced and will not be able to produce sufficient evidence on. each element of his claim, or (3) no genuine dispute as to the existence of each of the facts necessary to support the defending party’s properly-pleaded affirmative defense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ivey v. Nicholson-Mcbride

3. “‘(1) the existence of a duty to conform to a certain standard of conduct to protect others against unreasonable risks, (2) breach of the duty, (3) proximate cause, and (4) actual damages.’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. ABC Seamless Siding & Windows, Inc. v. Ward