Eichenberger v. Eichenberger’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 16 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a final judgment on the merits has been rendered which acts as a complete bar to a subsequent action on the same issue or claim between those parties and their privies”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kelley v. Med-1 Solutions, LLC · In Re Marriage of Dean

2. “plaintiff seeks to foreclose the defendant from litigating an issue the defendant had previously litigated unsuccessfully in an action with another party.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Adoption of Baby W. · Sharp v. Fields

3. “A claim is frivolous when it is taken primarily for the purpose of harassment, if the attorney is unable to make a good faith and rational argument on the merits of the action, or if the lawyer is unable to support the action taken by a good faith and rational argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of existing law. In determining whether a claim' is unreasonable, this court looks to the totality of the cireumstances, including the law and facts ascertainable at the time of filing. If after this inquiry the court finds no reasonable attorney would consider the claim worthy of litigation, the claim is unreasonable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Butcher v. Girl Scouts of Tribal Trails Council, Inc.