Lapsley v. Xtek, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
689 F.3d 802 · 2012
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al. · Smith v. Ford Motor Co. · Dodge v. Cotter Corp. · Bader v. Johnson
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.
“[v]igorous cross-examination, presentation of contrary evidence, and careful instruction on the burden of proof . . . .”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“take the place of the jury to decide ultimate issues of credibility and accuracy.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“is to scrutinize proposed expert witness testimony to determine if it has 'the same level of intellectual rigor that characterizes the practice of an expert in the relevant field' so as to be deemed reliable enough to present to a jury.”
2 later decisions 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.