Foss v. Kincade’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
1 district · 10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Peterson v. Balach · Dillon v. Nissan Motor Co. · Hudson v. Snyder Body, Inc. · 189 Ill. App. 3d 55 - Salinas v. Chicago Park District · Johnson v. Washington County
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A [spoliation] sanction is only appropriate if the unavailability of the evidence results in prejudice to the opposing party.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Miller v. Lankow“examine the nature of the item lost in the context of the claims asserted and the potential for remediation of the prejudice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Miller v. Lankow“The existence of a legal duty ... is a question of law that is reviewed de novo.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.