Adler v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
144 F.3d 664 · 1998
Citation profile
195 federal appellate · 651 district · 16 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 1,269 later decisions — most recently January 2026 · most notably Bronson v. Swensen (2007), Carmen v. San Francisco Unified School District (2001)
195 federal appellate · 651 district · 16 state decisions — followed in 12 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. · Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson
Cited together with Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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 1,269 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To accomplish this, the facts must be identified by reference to affidavits, deposition transcripts, or specific exhibits incorporated therein.”
60 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Arguments inadequately briefed in the opening brief are waived.”
15 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.”
11 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.