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7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 28 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Orthopedic Systems, Inc. v. Schlein.

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1 Orthopedic Systems, Inc. v. Schlein Anchor
calctapp · 2011
green “as required by the rules of appellate procedure, we state the facts in the light most favorable to the judgment.” 9
2 Chavez v. Glock, Inc.
calctapp · 2012
green “negligence law in a failure-to-warn case requires a plaintiff to prove that a manufacturer or distributor did not warn of a particular risk for reasons which fell below the acceptable standard of care, i.e., what a reasonably prudent manufacturer would have known and warned abou…” 4
3 Storage Services v. Oosterbaan
calctapp · 1989
green “where, as here, the award represents a disproportionate share of the defendant's net worth, it is presumptively the result of passion and prejudice and cannot be sustained.” 3
4 West v. Johnson & Johnson Products, Inc.
calctapp · 1985
green “we find no statutory impediments to the application of civil code section 3294 to a strict products liability case based on design defect.” 3
5 Rufo v. Simpson
calctapp · 2001
green “although net worth is the most common measure of wealth used in assessing punitive damages, it is not the exclusive measure.” 3
6 Hoffman v. 162 North Wolfe CA6
calctapp · 2014
green “as a matter of common sense, such a relationship can only come into being as a result of some sort of transaction between the parties.” 3
7 Collins v. Union Pacific Railroad
calctapp · 2012
green “a fractured jaw, extensive facial laceration, cerebral bleeding (which was resolved prior to discharge from the hospital), multiple fractures of the face near the nose with mouth displacement, swelling of the sinuses at the front of head and base of the skull, a punctured lung, …” 3

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