Smith v. Paslode Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 8 state decisions

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

1. “was negligent in failing to follow up the blood samples and donors to determine if any were infected with HIV and, if so, to relay this information to the recipient of the blood,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kevin Luke Smith Constance Smith v. Paslode Corporation Signode Corporation Signode Supply Corporation Illinois Tool Works, Paslode Corporation Illinois Tool Works, Third Party-Plaintiff v. St. Luke's Episcopal Presbyterian Hosp., Third Party-Defendant, American Red Cross, Third Party-Defendant-Appellee · Smith

2. “All actions against physicians, hospitals, dentists, registered or licensed practical nurses, ... and any other entity providing health care services and all employees of any of the foregoing acting in the course and scope of their employment, for damages for malpractice, negligence, error or mistake related to health care shall be brought within two years from the date of occurrence of the act of neglect complained of....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 886 F. Supp. 1494 - Smith v. American Red Cross

3. “[T]he uncontradicted evidence in the present case shows that nearly every step in the ARC's collection, processing and distribution of blood requires medical expertise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 970 So. 2d 379 - LIFESOUTH CMTY. BLOOD CENTERS v. Fitchner