450 F. Supp. 721 - Hardison v. Weinshel’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 2 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. “[a] contingency fee arrangement has an element of risk for any attorney ... [and] imposes on the attorney the duty to carry his client's claim through litigation, if necessary....”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Goodman · 356 Wis. 2d 748 - Winston v. Guelzow

2. “In 7 Am. Jur 2d, Attorneys at Law § 221 (1963), entitled "Abandonment of Cause," it is stated that an attorney, who without justifiable cause, withdraws from a case before its termination loses all right to compensation for services rendered, as does an attorney who is engaged on a contingent fee basis and who fails to perform the contingency. On the other hand, the attorney may recover the reasonable value of services rendered where he [or she] withdraws with the client's consent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 356 Wis. 2d 748 - Winston v. Guelzow

3. “nullified any claim arising under the retainer contract,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 356 Wis. 2d 748 - Winston v. Guelzow