Phillips v. Grendahl’s Empirical Analysis
312 F.3d 357 · 2002
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 8 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bryan v. United States · National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Textron Financial Corp. · Northrop v. Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc. · Pinner v. Schmidt · Cousin v. Trans Union 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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[W]ilful noncompliance under section 1681n requires knowing and intentional commission of an act the defendant knows to violate the law.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Jason Ray Reynolds Matthew Rausch v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Ajene Edo v. Geico Casualty Company, and Geico General Insurance Company Geico Indemnity Company Government Employees Insurance Company, Subsidiaries of Geico Corporation · Jason Ray Reynolds Matthew Rausch v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Ajene Edo v. Geico Casualty Company, and Geico General Insurance Company Geico Indemnity Company Government Employees Insurance Company, Subsidiaries of Geico Corporation“The term "consumer report” means any written, oral, or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living which is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing the consumer’s eligibility for— (A) credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; (B) employment purposes; or (C) any other purpose authorized under section 604 [15 USCS § 1681b].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) the consumer report is obtained for a purpose for which the consumer report is authorized to be furnished under this section; and (2) the purpose is certified in accordance with section with section 1681e of this title by a prospective user of the report through a general or specific certification.”
2 later decisions 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.