821 So. 2d 173 - Collins v. Ashurst’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 547 So. 2d 870 - West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Florida · 538 So. 2d 794 - Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY. · Hanners v. Balfour Guthrie, Inc. · 531 So. 2d 860 - Bussey v. John Deere Co. · 613 So. 2d 359 - Wilma Corp. v. Fleming Foods of Alabama
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.
“provides the applicable standard of care that governs all actions against the health-care providers specified in the act”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage“"In any action for injury or damages or wrongful death, whether in contract or in tort, against a health care provider for breach of the standard of care, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by substantial evidence that the health care provider failed to exercise such reasonable care, skill, and diligence as other similarly situated health care providers in the same general line of practice ordinarily have and exercise in a like case."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“informed-consent claims brought against physicians and surgeons are governed by the AMLA.”
2 later decisions 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.