Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
477 U.S. 317 (1986) Cited 216,309 times 40 Legal AnalysesHolding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"
Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins
304 U.S. 64 (1938) Cited 20,388 times 18 Legal AnalysesHolding that state law governs substantive issues and federal law governs procedural issues
State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. v. Gillette
2002 WI 31 (Wis. 2002) Cited 139 timesHolding that to determine the amount of damages a Wisconsin insured was legally entitled to recover for an accident in Manitoba, the court "must apply all of Wisconsin law, including Wisconsin tort choice of law rules"
Coffey v. Milwaukee
74 Wis. 2d 526 (Wis. 1976) Cited 213 timesHolding that "[a]ny duty owed to the public generally is a duty owed to individual members of the public" and being guided by public policy considerations when considering whether liability should be imposed for torts
Chang v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
599 F.3d 728 (7th Cir. 2010) Cited 80 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding forum-non-conveniens dismissal was inappropriate because the claim would be barred by a statute of limitations
Dippel v. Sciano
37 Wis. 2d 443 (Wis. 1967) Cited 253 timesAdopting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A
Sumnicht v. Toyota Motor Sales
121 Wis. 2d 338 (Wis. 1984) Cited 97 timesConcluding that a car seat was defectively designed because it was not padded with energy-absorbing material
Johnson v. Misericordia Community Hosp
99 Wis. 2d 708 (Wis. 1981) Cited 105 timesHolding that "since the procedures ordinarily employed by hospitals in evaluating applications for staff privileges are not within the realm of the ordinary experience of mankind, we agree ... that expert testimony was required to prove the same"
Merco Distributing Corp. v. Commercial Police Alarm Co.
84 Wis. 2d 455 (Wis. 1978) Cited 100 times 3 Legal AnalysesAnalyzing the causation element of common law negligence
Zielinski v. A.P. Green Industries
2003 WI App. 85 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003) Cited 32 times 1 Legal AnalysesIn Zielinski, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that the plaintiffs presented enough evidence to create a genuine dispute of fact as to whether the decedent was exposed to the defendant's asbestos products.
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,736 times 158 Legal AnalysesHolding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
28 U.S.C. § 1332 Cited 111,364 times 572 Legal AnalysesHolding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
Section 895.043 - Punitive damages
Wis. Stat. § 895.043 Cited 97 times 2 Legal AnalysesConsidering wealth of a defendant in setting punitive damages award