Hoover v. Larkin’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 269th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Knott · King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman · Doe v. Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc. · FM Properties Operating Co. v. City of Austin · Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. v. Steel
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A plaintiff may recover all damages, including attorney's fees, that are the result of the defendant's wrongful acts, but the burden remains on the plaintiff to demonstrate such causation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Finger v. Ray“To the extent she seeks attorney's fees as actual damages, [the plaintiff's] lack of causation evidence defeats her.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Finger v. Ray“In general, one proves causation in a legal malpractice suit by expert testimony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.