Bohnsack v. Varco L.P.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate · 5 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Any exploitation of the trade secret that is likely to result in injury to the trade secret owner or enrichment to the defendant is a “use” under this Section. Thus, marketing goods that embody the trade secret, employing the trade secret in manufacturing or production, relying on the trade secret to assist or accelerate research or development, or soliciting customers through the use of information that is a trade secret ... all constitute “use.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Southwestern Energy Production Company, Appellant/Cross-Appellee v. Toby Berry-Helfand and Gery Muncey, Appellees/Cross-Appellants · TXCO Resources, Inc. v. Peregrine Petroleum, L.L.C. (In re TXCO Resources, Inc.)

2. “(1) the other party made a material misrepresentation, (2) the representation was false and was either known to be false when made or was made without knowledge of the truth, (3) the representation was intended to be and was relied upon by the injured party, and (4) the injury complained of was caused by the reliance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. IAS Servs. Grp., L.L.C. v. Jim Buckley & Assocs., Inc.

3. “[f]alse statements that build a plaintiff's trust during negotiations but are not a 'material factor' in his decision to enter into a contract cannot form the basis for a fraudulent inducement claim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. IAS Servs. Grp., L.L.C. v. Jim Buckley & Assocs., Inc.