In Re Ruffalo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A lawyer may not properly agree with a client that the lawyer shall pay or bear the expenses of litigation. He may in good faith advance expenses as a matter of convenience, but subject to reimbursement.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Ruffalo · In the Matter of John Ruffalo, Jr

2. ““The members of this court are not in agreement as to whether the facts are as the Board of Commissioners recommended they should be found with respect to some of the other charges against respondent.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Ruffalo · In the Matter of John Ruffalo, Jr

3. ““The lawyer should not purchase any interest in the subject-matter of the litigation which he is conducting.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Ruffalo · In the Matter of John Ruffalo, Jr