This type of split decision, where there is only one Justice in dissent, signifies
a fundamental difference in opinion between the majority written by Justice Moldaver, on behalf of the five other justices on the panel, and the lone dissenter, Justice Abella.
This is a very
fundamental difference in opinion about what's needed in the country for people's retirement security.
The fundamental difference in opinion (which has not changed since Michaels and Hansen started debating each other in 1988) is that Hansen (and the vast majority of relevant experts) think that climate sensitivity (how much the globe will warm under a doubling of CO2) is around 3 (+ / -1) °C, while Michaels thinks that it is much less (< 1 °C).
From a point of first principles, the difference of opinion reflects
some fundamental differences in opinion as to the meaning of utility — and in particular what level of education the patentee is required to provide the reader (if any) to satisfy the sound prediction aspect of utility.
Not exact matches
It may sometimes happen that a
fundamental difference of
opinion on matters of principle may persist
in theory, and retain real importance, while the circumstances of life and action change so much that the
difference of
opinion is of less moment for life and action than it previously was.
Advocate General Juliane Kokott has said
in an
opinion provided to the Court that statistics showing different risks for the two sexes can not justify different treatment of men and women because they do not demonstrate
fundamental differences between the sexes.
Do you and your partner have
fundamental differences of
opinion regarding things like parenting, finances and the
in laws?