Pagés-Ramírez v. Ramírez-González’s Empirical Analysis
605 F.3d 109 · 2010
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 15 district ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Lama v. Borras · Holbrook v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. · United States v. Mooney · United States v. Alzanki
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]n order to determine the applicable standard of care in a medical malpractice action and to make a judgment on causation, a trier of fact will generally need the assistance of expert testimony.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“sufficient facts or data [or] the product of reliable principles”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The judge must ensure that an expert's testimony 'both rests on a reliable foundation and is relevant to the task at hand.' ") ). And in its determination, the trial court serves a gatekeeping function to ensure the witness's "specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact understand the evidence or determine a fact in issue[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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