Lucenti v. Laviero’s Empirical Analysis

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47 state decisions

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

1. “The standard of review of a trial court's decision granting summary judgment is well established. Practice Book § 17-49 provides that summary judgment shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, affidavits and any other proof submitted show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. In deciding a motion for summary judgment, the trial court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.... The courts are in entire agreement that the moving party ... has the burden of showing the absence of any genuine issue as to all the material facts .... When documents submitted in support of a motion for summary judgment fail to establish that there is no genuine issue of material fact, the nonmoving party has no obligation to submit documents establishing the existence of such an issue.... Once the moving party has met its burden, however, the [nonmoving] party must present evidence that demonstrates the existence of some disputed factual issue.... Our review of the trial court's decision to grant the defendant's motion for summary judgment is plenary.... On appeal, we must determine whether the legal conclusions reached by the trial court are legally and logically correct and whether they find support in the facts set out in the memorandum of decision of the trial court.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 188 Conn. App. 153 - Parnoff v. Aquarian Water Co. of Connecticut (AC40383) · Murphy v. Town of Darien

2. “On appeal, we must determine whether the legal conclusions reached by the trial court are legally and logically correct and whether they find support in the facts set out in the memorandum of decision of the trial court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 188 Conn. App. 153 - Parnoff v. Aquarian Water Co. of Connecticut (AC40383)

3. “a localized job-site hazard, which threatens harm to a small number of identifiable employees during a relatively limited period of time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Zurbriggen v. Twin Hill Acquisition Co.