Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Conway’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co. · Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Burford v. Sun Oil Co.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The OAG retains the right at all times to direct the litigation in all respects, including but not limited to, whether and when to initiate litigation, against whom actions will be taken, the claims to be made in said litigation, approval and/or rejection of settlements and the amount and type of damages to be requested.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“raise concerns analogous to those in the public nuisance or eminent domain contexts”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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