Young v. Mobley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[I]f the mover will not bear the burden of proof at trial, he need not negate all essential elements of the adverse party’s claim, but rather he must point out that there is an absence of factual support for one or more elements essential to the claim. La.Code Civ.P. art. 966(C)(2). Once the mover has met his initial burden of proof, the burden shifts to the non-moving party to produce factual support sufficient to establish that he will be able to satisfy his evidentiary burden at trial. Id.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 941 So. 2d 682 - Vaughan v. Sanders Vision Center & Children's Eye Clinic · Simon v. Biddle

2. “it was not required that Simon provide expert testimony to establish the applicable standard of care nor was it necessary to provide expert testimony to establish that the applicable standard of care was breached.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simon v. Biddle

3. “[a]fter adequate discovery or after a case is set for trial, a motion which shows that there is no genuine issue as to material fact and that the mover is entitled to judgment as a matter of law shall be granted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 30 So. 3d 1187 - Parker v. University Medical Center