532 F. Supp. 2d 586 - Kirk v. Heppt’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (White-Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002) · 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Scheuer v. Rhodes · Estelle v. Gamble · Erickson v. Pardus · Papasan v. Allain
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.
“[t]he general rule is that an attorney may be held liable for ignorance of the rules of practice, failure to comply with conditions precedent to suit, or for his neglect to prosecute or defend an action.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In order to establish negligence in a legal malpractice case, a plaintiff must allege that the attorney's conduct fell below the ordinary and reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the profession.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“selection of one among several reasonable courses of action does not constitute malpractice”
2 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.