Simkins v. Nevadacare, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
229 F.3d 729 · 2000
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Firestone Tire and Rubber Company v. Bruch · Balint v. Carson City · Kearney v. Standard Insurance · Atwood v. Newmont Gold Co. · Kunin v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party and drawing all reasonable inferences in its favor, an appellate court must determine whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law and whether there are any genuine issues of material fact.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“review de novo a district court's choice and application of the standard of review to decisions by fiduciaries in ERISA cases.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.