445 Pa. Super. 23 - Ferguson v. Panzarella’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Appellate review of a trial court’s decision to grant or deny a new trial is subject to an abuse of discretion standard. Chiaverini v. Sewickley Valley Hospital, 409 Pa.Super. 630 , 598 A.2d 1021 (1991). The power to grant a new trial lies inherently with the trial court and we will not reverse its decision absent a clear abuse of discretion or an error of law which controlled the outcome of the case. Spang & Co. v. U.S. Steel Corp., 519 Pa. 14 , 545 A.2d 861 (1988).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Diffenderfer v. Staner

2. “the problem that arises when a patient fails to substantially comply with a physician’s post-operative instructions is that neither the court nor the jury can determine whether the physician’s after-care was negligent and, even assuming negligence, whether that negligence, or the plaintiffs neglect, caused the deteriorated condition.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ferguson v. Panzarella