State v. Drews’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(D) When an offer of settlement is made by an employer or its insurance carrier and such offer is at least equal to the award ordered by the Board, and said offer has been communicated to the employee’s attorney in writing at any time more than 21 days prior to the hearing before the Board, the Board shall consider such facts in its determination of reasonableness of the attorney's fees.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Seaford Feed Co. v. Moore · Brandywine School District v. Hoskins

2. “(1) to encourage early settlement by employers before claimants’ attorneys must engage in substantial pre-hear-ing preparation, and (2) to prevent abuses by claimants’ attorneys who do not accept valid settlement offers, and thereby force unnecessary Industrial Accident Board hearings.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Seaford Feed Co. v. Moore · Simmons v. Delaware State Hospital

3. “(a) A reasonable attorney’s fee in an amount not to exceed 30% of the award or $2,250, whichever is smaller, shall be allowed by the Board to any employee awarded compensation under this chapter and Chapter 23 of this title and taxed, as costs against a party.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Seaford Feed Co. v. Moore · Brandywine School District v. Hoskins