Burda v. M. Ecker Co.’s Empirical Analysis
954 F.2d 434 · 1992
Citation profile
37 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 73 later decisions — most recently February 2015 · most notably Jass v. Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc. (1996), Doe v. Allied-Signal, Inc. (1993)
37 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions
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Relationships
Relies on Franchise Tax Board of the State of California v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern California · Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. · Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Taylor · Avco Corporation v. Aero Lodge No 735 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Most-quoted passages
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“Burda I "). This court remanded for reconsideration of the judgment imposing sanctions because the district court's order resulted in imposition of sanctions only against Burda, who was merely a nominal party to the action. Id. at 440. While recognizing that the district court could not impose Rule 11 sanctions on Stelzman because only Flaxman had signed pleadings filed in federal court, we noted that there was "little doubt that the target of the sanctions was Stelzman--whose personal interest in the litigation appeared to precipitate the actions for which sanctions were imposed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“) in the amount of $8525.78 that was approved by the Illinois Industrial Commission. From the total amount, $1705.16 was deducted for Stelzman's attorney's fee and $230.00 was deducted for a doctor's report and X-rays. Burda was to receive the remaining $6590.62. 3 Before disbursing the settlement checks, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“presence or absence of federal-question jurisdiction is governed by the 'well-pleaded complaint rule,' which provides that federal jurisdiction exists only when a federal question is presented on the face of the plaintiff's properly pleaded complaint.”
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.