Robert Ford’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “fairly and adequately represent the evidence and applicable law in light of the issues presented to the jury in a particular case.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Judith Wurster v. The Plastics Group · Bill Brown Lynette Brown Jan Anderson Dorothy Anderson v. Sandals Resorts International Sandals Negril, Ltd., Unique Vacations, Inc., Gorstew, Ltd.

2. “Because mitigation of damages is an affirmative defense, GACS bears the burden of establishing that Ford could have lessened his damage.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Racing Servs., Inc.