Fitzgerald v. Texaco, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
521 F.2d 448 · 1975
Citation profile
61 federal appellate · 6 district · 8 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 168 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently August 2022 · most notably Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno (1982), Trivelloni-Lorenzi v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. (1987)
61 federal appellate · 6 district · 8 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636
Relies on Gulf Oil Corporation v. Gilbert · M/s Bremen v. Zapata off-Shore Company · Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · Lauritzen v. Larsen
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 168 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[t]he inability to implead other parties directly involved in the controversy is a factor which weighs against the retention of jurisdiction....'”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens does not call for a detailed development of the entire case.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“An interest to be considered, and the one likely to be most pressed, is the private interest of the litigant. Important considerations are the relative ease of access to sources of proof; availability of compulsory process for attendance of unwilling, and the cost of obtaining attendance of willing, witnesses; possibility of view of premises, if view would be appropriate to the action; and all other practical problems that make trial of a case easy, expeditious and inexpensive. There may also be questions as to the enforcibility of a judgment if one is obtained. The court will weigh relative advantages and obstacles to fair trial. . Factors of public interest also have place in applying the doctrine. Administrative difficulties follow for courts when litigation is piled up in congested centers instead of being handled at its origin.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.