Sovik v. Healing Network’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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

1. “active involvement and personal control [in New York] over the writing and distribution of the allegedly defamatory statement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Best Van Lines, Inc. v. Walker

2. “drafted the letter and either distributed or authorized the distribution of the letter in the Buffalo area,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Best Van Lines, Inc. v. Walker