Serbin v. Bora Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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8 federal appellate · 52 district ·

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

1. “make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of [every] element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hill v. Algor · Saastopankkien Keskus-Osake Pankki v. Allen-Williams Corp.

2. “show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Saastopankkien Keskus-Osake Pankki v. Allen-Williams Corp. · Peter Bay Owners Ass'n v. Stillman

3. “(1) that the vessel appreciated, should have appreciated, or with the exercise of reasonable care would have appreciated, the condition; (2) that the vessel knew, or should have known, that the condition posed an unreasonable risk of harm to a longshore worker; (3) that a longshore worker fore-seeably might fail to (i) either discover the condition or apprehend the gravity and probability of the harm, or (ii) protect himself or herself from the danger; and (4) that the vessel failed to take reasonable precautionary or remedial steps to prevent or eliminate the dangerous condition.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 83 F. Supp. 2d 535 - Coyle v. Kristjan Palusalu Maritime Co., Ltd. · 222 F. Supp. 2d 700 - Jackson v. Egyptian Navigation Co.