McLaughlin v. Moura’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
June 2019
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Bettencourt · Marshall v. Tomaselli · Skaling v. Aetna Insurance · DeChristofaro v. MacHala · Carnevale v. Smith
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“causal connection between negligence and a plaintiff's injury must be established by competent evidence and may not be based on conjecture or speculation.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[w]e will affirm a trial court's decision only if, after reviewing the admissible evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we conclude that no genuine issue of material fact exists and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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