Cadle Co. v. Drubner’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
2 district · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cologne v. Westfarms Associates · Berger v. Cuomo · Falco v. Institute of Living · State Library v. Freedom of Information Commission · Nestor v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he plaintiff who brings a petition for a bill of discovery must demonstrate by detailed facts that there is probable cause to bring a potential cause of action; he must show more than a mere suspicion. . . . He also must show that there is some describable sense of wrong. . . . The plaintiff must demonstrate good faith that the information sought is material and necessary to his action. . . . Just what is reasonably necessary is within the trial court's broad discretion. . . . Falco v. Institute of Living, 254 Conn. 321 , 332 , 757 A.2d 571 (2000), emphasizes the need to present evidence regarding the dearth of alternative means of obtaining the desired information other than disclosure by the defendant. Lack of such evidence lends credence to the conclusion that the petition is being employed as an alternative to diligent investigation. Id. Falco further informs us that merely alleging that there are no other adequate means of enforcing discovery of the desired material is not sufficient to satisfy the burden.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Because the plaintiff put no testimony or other admissible evidence before the court to establish probable cause to bring a potential cause of action and also failed to show that it had no other adequate means of securing the information other than by subjecting the defendant to an equitable petition in the trial court, the court was well within its discretion in denying the petition.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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