Intellivision v. Microsoft Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on State of New Hampshire v. State of Maine · Pegram v. Herdrich · Data General Corp. v. Johnson · Browning Manufacturing v. Mims (In Re Coastal Plains, Inc.) · Wight v. BankAmerica Corp.
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'protect the integrity of the judicial process by prohibiting parties from deliberately changing positions according to the exigencies of the moment,' and because [it] is designed 'to prevent improper use of judicial machinery,' it is 'an equitable doctrine invoked by a court at its discretion.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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