Hugh Symons Group, plc v. Motorola, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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14 federal appellate ·

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

1. “Unsubstantiated assertions, improbable inferences, and unsupported speculation are not sufficient to defeat a motion for summary judgment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 470 F. Supp. 2d 665 - Price v. Jefferson County · Almond v. Tarver

2. “The Texas statute of frauds requires a writing sufficient to indicate that a contract for sale has been made between the parties and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought for the sale of any goods for the price of $500 or more. The lack of such a writing bars enforcement of the alleged oral contract. See Tex. Bus. & Co. Code § 2.201(a). .Where a plaintiff seeks to enforce an alleged oral contract, it has the burden of proving that the statute of frauds is satisfied. Otto Vehle & Reserve Law Officers Assoc. v. Brenner,. 590 S.W.2d 147, 152 (Tex.Civ.App. San Antonio 1979, no writ); Zimmerman v. H.E. Butt Grocery Co., 932 F.2d 469, 471 (5th Cir. 1991).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 136 F. Supp. 3d 792 - Jonibach Management Trust v. Wartburg Enterprises, Inc.

3. “(1) the plaintiff is a consumer; (2) the defendant engaged in false, misleading, or deceptive acts; and (3) these acts constituted a producing cause of the consumer's damages”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Univ. Baptist Church of Fort Worth v. Lexington Ins. Co.