2010 Pa. Super. 137 - Lance v. Wyeth’s Empirical Analysis

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7 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “design defect claim sounding in products liability”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rosenberg v. C.R. Bard, Inc. · Lance v. Wyeth

2. “[ajlthough [Appellee] labels her claim as 'negligent and unreasonable marketing,' her proposed cause of action duplicates a design defect claim, seeking to impose strict liability on Wyeth because Redux was unreasonably dangerous”). To the contrary, however, strict liability is merely a subset of products liability law. But see David G. Owen, M. Stuart Madden & Mary J. Davis, Owens Hornbook on Products Liability § 5.9 (3d ed. 2013) (explaining that strict liability, negligence, and warranty theory are each”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lance v. Wyeth

3. “[A manufacturer’s] duty is a continuous one, requiring the manufacturer to keep abreast of the current state of knowledge of its products as gained through research, adverse reaction reports, scientific literature, and other available methods.”) (citations and quotations omitted); Baker v. St. Agnes Hosp., 70 A.D.2d 400, 406 , 421 N.Y.S.2d 81 (N.Y.App.Div.1979) (manufacturer has a duty to”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation