Special v. Baux’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
19
cited by 19 later decisions
1
states following
March 2016
most recently cited
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · 46 Cal. 2d 818 - People v. Watson · 491 So. 2d 1129 - State v. DiGuilio · 67 Cal. 2d 64 - People v. Ross · 751 So. 2d 537 - Goodwin v. State
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Susan Special became pregnant at age 38. Five weeks before her due date, [Susan] underwent a cesarean delivery. She was wheeled into the operating room at the Center’s labor and delivery suite. Dr. Baux, the anesthesiologist, administered spinal anesthesia. A moment after the placenta was removed, Susan became unresponsive, her blood pressure fell precipitately, and she went into cardiopulmonary arrest. Dr. Baux and hospital staff attempted to revive her. She was temporarily resuscitated and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit, where another cardiopulmonary arrest occurred. Susan died five hours after the delivery.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[H]armless error occurs in a civil case when it is more likely than not that the error did not contribute to the judgment. To avoid a new trial, the beneficiary of the error in the trial court must show on appeal that it is more likely than not that the error did not influence the trier of fact and thereby contribute to the verdict.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“This issue was presented to the jury through the testimony of Dr. Adelman and in part from Dr. Dildy. This evidence allowed the plaintiffs attorney in closing argument to hammer on the significance of the statistical abnormality.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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