Computer Task Group, Inc. v. Brotby’s Empirical Analysis

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7 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “by failing to provide clear answers to interrogatories, giving contradictory responses, making frivolous objections, filing frivolous motions[,] failing to provide the information [the opposing party] sought[,] ... fail[ing] to pay one of the monetary sanctions[,] ... failing to produce important financial documents and “throwing up a series of baseless smoke screens [that] [took] the form of repeated groundless objections and contradictory excuses,” which were “absurd” and “completely unbelievable.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Allen ex rel. Allen v. Bayer Corp. · In Re Phenylpropanolamine Products Liability Litigation

2. “[F]ailure to produce documents as ordered is considered sufficient prejudice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nemir v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. · In Re Phenylpropanolamine Products Liability Litigation

3. “[a]n important purpose of discovery is to reveal what evidence the opposing party has, thereby helping determine which facts are undisputed — perhaps paving the way for a summary judgment motion — and which facts must be resolved at trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Phenylpropanolamine Products Liability Litigation