DeWolfe v. Hingham Centre, Ltd.’s Empirical Analysis

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18 district · 14 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We review a grant of summary judgment de novo to determine 'whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, all material facts have been established and the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1119 - Salvi v. Mosely · Tam v. Desjardins

2. “a plaintiff must establish that the defendant (1) in the course of her business, or in a transaction in which she had a pecuniary interest, (2) supplied false information for the guidance of others (3) in their business transactions, (4) causing and resulting in pecuniary loss to those others (5) by their justifiable reliance on the information, and that she (6) failed to exercise reasonable care or competence in obtaining or communicating the information.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stokes v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. · 370 F. Supp. 3d 218 - Van v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

3. “Wherever practicable, we interpret a contract so that every word is given effect”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dahua Technology USA, Inc. v. Zhang · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1124 - P. Gioioso & Sons, Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.