McFadin v. Gerber’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 federal appellate · 1 district · 5 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 51 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) whether the defendant has minimum contacts with the forum state, i.e., whether it purposely directed its activities toward the forum state or purposefully availed itself of the privileges of conducting activities there; (2) whether the plaintiffs cause of action arises out of or results from the defendant’s forum-related contacts; and (3) whether the exercise of personal jurisdiction is fair and reasonable.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc. v. Flores · International Energy Ventures Management, L.L.C. v. United Energy Group, Ltd.

2. “(1) the forum state's long-arm statute confers personal jurisdiction over that defendant; and (2) the exercise of personal jurisdiction comports with the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stewart v. Marathon Petroleum Co. LP · Fintech Fund, FLP v. Horne

3. “When a nonresident defendant commits a tort within the state, or an act outside the state that causes tortious injury within the state, that tortious conduct amounts to sufficient minimum contacts with the state by the defendant to constitutionally permit courts within that state, including federal courts, to exercise personal adjudicative jurisdiction over the tortfeasor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Miller v. Provident Advertising & Marketing, Inc.