Allen’s Empirical Analysis
Citation profile
19 federal appellate · 56 district · 7 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 364 later decisions — most recently February 2019 · most notably Bernheim v. Litt (1996), General Electric Capital Corporation v. Lease Resolution Corporation (1997)
19 federal appellate · 56 district · 7 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Kuntz v. City of Dayton · Goldman v. Belden · Kramer v. Time Warner Inc. · Cosmas v. Hassett
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 364 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.”
22 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“There has apparently been some confusion as to the method of calculation to be employed in determining the lump sum benefit under the Cluett Deferred Compensation Agreements. Some participants have told us that they .were led to believe that a 5% discount rate would be used to determine lump sum values. This is incorrect _The [discount rate] is 9.3%. Because of the confusion regarding the discount rate, we are giving you an opportunity to revoke the amendment and are enclosing an election form to revoke the [EPI Amendment] and are enclosing an election form which is to be used to affirm or revoke the [EPI Amendment].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““Actuarial equivalent” means an amount of equal value when computed on the basis of interest, mortality and other tables as shall be ■ adopted from time to time by the [Cluett Pension] Committee on the advice of the Actuary, the current factors being as specified below: (1) Mortality table. The ... 1971 Group Annuity Mortality Table projected to 1978. (2) Interest rate. 5% per annum, compounded annually.”
2 later decisions 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.