59 Or. App. 310 - Dortch v. AH Robins Co., Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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6 federal appellate · 12 district · 6 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If plaintiff does not discover the defendant's causal connection until after the eighth year, no cause of action accrues within eight years and the claim is barred.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Dalkon Shield Cases · Kathy Philpott v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc.

2. “[I]f an injury occurred within eight years of the date the product was first purchased, the injured party had an additional two-year period following the injury to bring the action. That two-year period was characterized as a “grace period” by the committee.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kathy Philpott v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc. · Allen v. G.D. Searle & Co.

3. “'[i]t is clear from the discussions of House Bill 3039, which became ORS 30.905, what the legislative objective was. The legislature wanted to enact a ten-year period of ultimate repose for product liability actions....'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 588 F. Supp. 949 - Pottratz v. Davis · Philpott v. Ah Robins Company Inc