Stein v. Pfizer Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 524
Relies on Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 32 Ill. 2d 612 - Suvada v. White Motor Co. · Webb v. Zern · Burkert v. Petrol Plus of Naugatuck, Inc. · West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.
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 reasonable purchaser of refractory materials, that is, [the defendant] Bethlehem Steel, during the time period from 1968 to 1974, would have relied upon Pfizer's reputation and assurances of quality in purchasing the refractory material at issue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“merely a question of whether an ordinary, reasonable consumer purchaser would have relied upon a reputed 'apparent manufacturer's' reputation and assurances of quality in deciding whether to purchase the product at issue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“whether a holding out has occurred must be judged from the viewpoint of the purchasing public, and in light of circumstances as of the time of purchase.'”
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.