Wright v. Jeep Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 2 district · 3 state decisions

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

1. “Researchers accumulate basic data from an infinite number of sources. Sometimes it has been acquired by others and is used by the researcher. Sometimes it is acquired specifically for this research project. Sometimes and usually, both sources are used. The data are analyzed, compared and contrasted and from it all, the researcher draws conclusions using his analysis to document and support his report which in turn supports his conclusions. The value of the conclusions turns on the quality of the data and the methods used by the researcher in his analysis of that data as well as the skill and perception of the researcher. So if the conclusions or end product of a research effort is to be fairly tested, the underlying data must be available to others equally skilled and perceptive.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nancy Deitchman, Paula Renfroe, and Dr. Arthur L. Herbst, Witness-Appellee v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.

2. “[t]he solution is not to cover-up the information or its data base because disclosure is too burdensome but to use the tools available to lessen the burden and to permit the information to become available.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Mason v. Robinson

3. “Parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, which is relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action * * *.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Deitchman v. Er Squibb & Sons Inc