Kilpatrick v. Breg, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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

1. “(1) the expert is qualified to testify competently regarding the matters he intends to address; (2) the methodology by which the expert reaches his conclusions is sufficiently reliable as determined by the sort of inquiry mandated in Daubert ; and (3) the testimony assists the trier of fact, through the application of scientific, technical, or specialized expertise, to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Arthur v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections · Lee-Bolton v. Koppers Inc.

2. “[t]he expert who avoids or neglects this principle of toxic torts without justification casts suspicion on the reliability of his methodology.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Abilify (Aripiprazole) Prods. Liab. Litig. · Chapman v. Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC

3. “First, the expert must be qualified to testify competently regarding the matter he or she intends to address. Second, the methodology used must be reliable as determined by a Daubert inquiry. Third, the testimony must assist the trier of fact through the application of expertise to understand the evidence or determine a fact in issue.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Arthur v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections · United States v. Tree-Removal Rights With Respect to Land in Gordon Cnty.