Cacdac v. West’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “an informed consent procedure that falls far short of that mandated by the relevant standard of care could, in some cireum-stances, support such a claim [for battery]. Examples of such cireumstances include gross negligence, fraud, or the intentional withholding of information.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sanborn v. Zollman · Mullins v. Parkview Hospital, Inc.

2. ““(a) The total amount recoverable for an injury or death of a patient may not exceed the following: (1) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for an act of malpractice that occurs before January 1, 1990. (2) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for an act of malpractice that occurs: (A) after December 31,1989; and (B) before July 1,1999. (3) One million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) for an act of malpractice that occurs after June 30,1999. (b) A health care provider qualified under this article (or IC 27-12 before its repeal) is not liable for an amount in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for an occurrence of malpractice.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Patel v. Barker

3. “"[the question is not whether [the doctor's] surgical technique was compatible with the standard of care for doctors in that area. The success or failure of the operation is immaterial to the battery claim. Had the operation been successful, [the plaintiff] would still be entitled to damages if she proved the elements of her claim."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mullins v. Parkview Hospital, Inc.