Wyeth, Inc. v. Gottlieb’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
June 2018
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rosen v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. · Broin v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc. · In re Baycol Products Litigation · In re Propulsid Products Liability Litigation · Whitaker v. State
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.
“is more stringent since common questions must pervade.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) exposure greater than normal background levels; (2) to a proven hazardous substance; (3) caused by the defendant’s negligence; (4) as a proximate result of the exposure, plaintiff has a significantly increased risk of contracting a serious latent disease; (5) a monitoring procedure exists that makes the early detection of the disease possible; (6) the prescribed monitoring regime is different from that normally recommended in the absence of the exposure; and (7) the prescribed monitoring regime is reasonably necessary according to contemporary scientific principles.”
1 later decision 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.