Simpson v. Td Williamson Inc’s Empirical Analysis
414 F.3d 1203 · 2005
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on De Sylva v. Ballentine · Ernest Iskandar Nehme v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Geissal v. Moore Medical Corp. · Keys Youth Services, Inc. v. City of Olathe · Smith v. Rogers Galvanizing Co.
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] divorce court’s interlocutory protective order pending a divorce does not constitute a “legal separation” under [COBRA] § 1163(3).... [Instead,] [w]e conclude a “legal separation,” and thus a “qualifying event,” occurs within the meaning of COBRA ... only upon entry of a final court decree adjudicating the parties legal rights and obligations but preserving the marriage bond.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Afeta v. Gonzales“positions are sound despite a lack of supporting authority or in the face of contrary authority,. . . we decline to consider these arguments.”
1 later decision 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.