Curcio’s Empirical Analysis
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 26 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 119 later decisions — most recently October 2021 · most notably International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Skinner Engine Co. (1999), Unisys Corp Retiree Medical Benefit "Erisa" Litigation
1 federal appellate · 26 district · 2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Firestone Tire and Rubber Company v. Bruch · Federal Election Commission v. Machinists Non-Partisan Political League · City of El Centro v. United States · Department of Revenue of Montana v. Ranch
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 119 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(i)he exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of such plan or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its assets, (ii) he renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any moneys or other property of such plan, or has any authority or responsibility to do so, or (iii) he has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of such plan. Such term includes any person designated under section 1105(c)(1)(B) of this title.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“ERISA plaintiff must establish (1) a material representation, (2) reasonable and detrimental reliance upon the representation, and (3) extraordinary circumstances.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(a) Persons empowered to bring a civil action A civil action may be brought— (1) by a participant or beneficiary— (B) to recover benefits due to him under the terms of his plan, to enforce his rights under the terms of the plan, or to clarify his rights to future benefits under the terms of the plan;”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.