Small v. Goldman’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 2 district · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1961 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)
Relies on Sedima Sprl v. Imrex Company Inc · Pepper v. Litton · 615 F. Supp. 828 - Northern Trust Bank/O'hare, N.A. v. Inryco, Inc. · Warren v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit · Vincel v. White Motor Corp.
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“only the corporation may bring a RICO action to redress injury suffered by the corporation unless the shareholder can also show some specific direct harm to her personally”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“based on an alleged conspiracy by defendants to get her to sell her stock below value, and for a breach of fiduciary duty by [the director of the corporation].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“should be free to look beyond direct harm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.