Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc. v. Oregon Cardio-Devices, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
257 F.3d 449 · 2001
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Wetzel · Little v. Liquid Air Corp. · Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“must be enforced as written, looking at the objective intent as manifested by the language used, rather than interpreting it by attempting to divine the subjective intent of the parties.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“dispute about a material fact is `genuine' ... if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law,”
1 later decision 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.