Staples v. Merck & Co., Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Relies on American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. Grinnell · Greater Houston Transportation Co. v. Phillips · Great Plains Trust Company v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co · 18 Cal. 4th 604 - Artiglio v. Corning Inc. · Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp. v. Nortex Oil & Gas Corp.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) One who negligently gives false information to another is subject to liability for physical harm caused by action taken by the other in reasonable reliance upon such information, where such harm results (a) to the other, or (b) to such third persons as the actor should expect to be put in peril by the action taken. (2) Such negligence may consist of failure to exercise reasonable care (a) in ascertaining the accuracy of the information, or (b) in the manner in which it is communicated.”
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.