Collins v. Olin Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 6 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 9601 (§ 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) · 42 U.S.C. § 9607 (§ 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980)
Relies on Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon · Robidoux v. Celani · In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation MDL No. 381 · Robinson v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Regarding the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim, [the defendant] argues that an inquiry into each plaintiffs mental health and other potential causes of emotional distress will need to be conducted in order to determine if [the defendant’s] actions are indeed the proximate cause. However, the plaintiffs point out that this inquiry can easily be done in conjunction with the inquiry into the actual damages sustained by each plaintiff. Furthermore, the remaining elements of an intentional infliction of emotional distress claim, such as the intent of [the defendant] and whether [the defendant] knew its conduct was likely to cause distress, and whether [the defendant’s] conduct was extreme and outrageous, can be made on a class-wide basis.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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