Swider v. Ha-Lo Industries, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 5 district · 2 state decisions

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

1. “in order to satisfy the fourth prong of the McDonnell Douglas prima facie case, plaintiff must show that he was replaced by someone sufficiently younger to create an inference of unlawful age discrimination”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 380 N.J. Super. 511 - DeWees v. RCN CORP. · Monaco v. American General Assurance Co.

2. “(1) there was a clear and definite promise; (2) the promise was made with the expectation that the promisee would rely upon it; (3) the promisee reasonably did rely on the promise; and (4) [the promisee] incurred a detriment in said reliance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Del Sontro v. Cendant Corp., Inc.

3. “under the [NJ]LAD, which specifies no qualifying age, courts have modified the fourth element to require a showing that the plaintiff was replaced with ` a candidate sufficiently younger to permit an inference of age discrimination. '”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Monaco v. American General Assurance Co.