Sheffer v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
4 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1681O · 28 U.S.C. § 1828 · 28 U.S.C. § 1920 · 28 U.S.C. § 1923
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Farrar v. Hobby · Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air · City of Riverside v. Rivera · Blanchard v. Bergeron
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.
“proportionality analysis between the amount of damages awarded and the amount of counsel fees requested ... is an impermissible basis upon which to reduce a fee award”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.