Wellman v. Dickinson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Voluntary out of court settlement of disputes is highly favored in the law.” (quotation marks omitted)
• “[T]he participation in the negotiations resulting in the proposals by a government agency committed to the protection of the public interest and its endorsement of the agreement are additional factors which weigh heavily on the side of approval of the settlement.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In Re \Agent Orange\ Product Liability Litigation
  E.D. New York· 1984-09-25· cited 214×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,731 Arnold S. Wellman v. Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr.
  Second Circuit· 1982-06-24· cited 90×
• Sanders v. Thrall Car Manufacturing Co.
  S.D. New York· 1983-09-16· cited 70×
• City of New York v. Exxon Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1988-09-29· cited 66×
• Federal Trade Commission v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc.
  District of Columbia· 2002-02-01· cited 62×
• In Re Acushnet River & New Bedford Harbor: Proceedings Re Alleged PCB Pollution
  D. Massachusetts· 1989-04-27· cited 60×
• United States v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.
  W.D. New York· 1982-04-30· cited 55×
• United States v. Cannons Engineering Corp.
  D. Massachusetts· 1989-08-14· cited 51×
• Mars Steel Corporation v. Continental Illinois National Bank And Trust Company Of Chicago
  Seventh Circuit· 1987-12-02· cited 50×
• In Re Telik, Inc. Securities Litigation
  S.D. New York· 2008-09-10· cited 47×
• Pickett v. Holland America Line-Westours, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-11-29· cited 47×
• Lazy Oil, Co. v. Witco Corp.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1997-12-31· cited 34×
• Hallwood Realty Partners, L.P. v. Gotham Partners, L.P.
  Second Circuit· 2002-04-11· cited 29×
• National Super Spuds, Inc. v. New York Mercantile Exchange
  Second Circuit· 1981-05-13· cited 22×
• Comerica Bank-Detroit v. Allen Industries, Inc.
  E.D. Michigan· 1991-07-19· cited 20×
• Jones v. Amalgamated Warbasse Houses, Inc.
  E.D. New York· 1982-11-15· cited 18×
• Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.
  Seventh Circuit· 1987-12-02· cited 18×
• Rubin v. Posner
  D. Delaware· 1988-12-21· cited 17×
• State v. Philip Morris, Inc.
  New York Supreme Court· 1998-12-23· cited 13×
• In Re Union Carbide Corp. Consumer Products Business Securities Litigation
  S.D. New York· 1989-07-13· cited 12×

Cites

58 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
  Supreme Court· 1979-01-09· cited 4,229×
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin
  Supreme Court· 1974-05-28· cited 3,301×
• Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.
  Supreme Court· 1970-01-26· cited 1,683×
• City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1974-03-13· cited 1,333×
• Aaron v. Securities & Exchange Commission
  Supreme Court· 1980-06-02· cited 769×
• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1977-02-23· cited 704×
• Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  Supreme Court· 1973-12-05· cited 587×
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Manor Nursing Centers, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1972-01-21· cited 515×
• Cotton v. Hinton
  Fifth Circuit· 1977-09-30· cited 455×
• Regal Knitwear Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  Supreme Court· 1945-01-29· cited 448×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,853 John Schlick v. Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1974-10-31· cited 437×
• Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1975-06-17· cited 428×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,351 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Commonwealth Chemical Securities, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1978-03-03· cited 279×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,547 Arthur Newman v. Howard M. Stein, and Morrie Benson and Rose Lerman, Objectants-Appellants
  Second Circuit· 1972-06-29· cited 268×
• In Re General Motors Corporation Engine Interchange Litigation
  Seventh Circuit· 1979-02-26· cited 262×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,357 Marbury Management, Inc., and Harry Bader, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees v. Alfred Kohn, and Wood, Walker & Co.
  Second Circuit· 1980-04-21· cited 256×
• Getz v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
  Supreme Court· 1977-10-03· cited 234×
• State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.
  S.D. New York· 1970-09-18· cited 158×
• GAF Corp. v. Milstein
  Second Circuit· 1971-12-13· cited 136×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,889 Robert Abrahamson and Marjorie Abrahamson v. Malcolm K. Fleschner
  Second Circuit· 1978-05-16· cited 129×