Cash v. Beltmann North American Co.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 federal appellate · 5 state decisions

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

1. “(1) the nature and enormity of the wrong, (2) the financial status of the defendant, and (3) the potential liability of the defendant resulting from multiple claims.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Hugo's Skateway · Ross v. Black & Decker, Inc.

2. “a typical ratio for a punitive damages award to a defendant's net worth may be around one percent.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. William Dunn Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. v. Hovic Amerada Hess Corp. Keene Corporation v. The Litwin Corporation Litwin Panamerican Corp. Borinquen Insulation Co. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation · Dunn

3. “[t]he first factor instructs us to focus on the nature and enormity of the wrong.... Therefore, the punitive damages award should be set aside if it exceeds the amount necessary to deter and punish....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Hugo's Skateway