Robertson v. White’s Empirical Analysis
81 F.3d 752 · 1996
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Reves v. Ernst & Young · Nogueras v. Puerto Rico International Airlines, Inc. · Reves v. Ernst & Young · Randall v. Loftsgaarden · Arthur Young & Co. v. Reves
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“This argument misses the mark. Arthur Young is jointly and severally liable, with the other defendants, for the injuries suffered by the Class_ The Class cannot obtain double recovery from both Arthur Young and the settling defendants, and therefore Arthur Young’s liability to the Class must be offset by the final amount received from the settlement. The provisional Mary Carter agreement of $5.6 million, however, is not final. It is subject to reduction, because fifty percent of the Class’s recovery in court must be refunded to International. Allowing Arthur Young to rely on the provisional amount for its offset would effectively reduce the Class’s recovery and the total liability of all the defendants. This we cannot do.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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