Smith v. Cooper/T. Smith Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
886 F.2d 755 · 1989
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 78J (§ 10 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) · 18 U.S.C. § 1961 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)
Relies on Hj Inc v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company · R.A.G.S. Couture, Inc. v. Hyatt · Smith v. Cooper/T. Smith Corp. · Smith v. Cooper/T. Smith Corp.
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“that to prove a pattern of a racketeering activity a plaintiff ... must show that the racketeering acts are related and that they amount to or pose a threat of continued criminal activity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.