Butler v. Lee’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 275 Ga. App. 236 - Franklin Credit Management Corp. v. Friedenberg · 296 Ga. App. 26 - Brewer v. Paulk · Williams v. Cooper · Fedina v. Larichev · 305 Ga. App. 523 - Murray v. DeKALB FARMERS MARKET, INC.
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the trial court must limit the fees award to those fees incurred because of the sanctionable conduct. 'Lump sum' or unapportioned attorney fees awards are not permitted in Georgia.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“complex decision making process necessarily involved in reaching a particular dollar figure and ... articulate why the amount awarded was [$2,500], as opposed to any other amount.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“how the award was apportioned to include only fees and expenses generated based on [Moore's] sanctionable conduct”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Moore v. Hullander.
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.