Patey v. Lainhart’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 state decisions

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

1. “The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made known to the expert at or before the hearing. If of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the particular field in forming opinions or inferences upon the subject, the facts or data need not be admissible in evidence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Green v. Louder · Campbell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

2. “`ordinarily, a practitioner of one school of medicine is not competent to testify as an expert in a malpractice action against a practitioner of another school.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Evans Ex Rel. Evans v. B. Langston, Crna · 2007 UT App 240 - Evans v. Langston

3. “"[O]nce the expert is qualified by the court, the witness may base his [or her] opinion on reports, writings, or observations not in evidence which were made or compiled by others, so long as they are of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in that particular field. The opposing party may challenge the suitability or reliability of such materials on cross-examination, but such challenge goes to the weight to be given the testimony, not to its admissibility."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Campbell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.