Akef v. BASF Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12102 (§ 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12112 (§ 102 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Relies on Close v. Kordulak Bros. · Workman v. Boone · Minneapolis Ry Co v. Rock · State v. Reed · Still v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The Legislature substantially revised the Workmens’ Compensation Act in 1979 but did not include [argued] defense. The generally-recognized rules of statutory construction do not favor our now engrafting such a defense onto the existing statute. The statute already provides the enumerated exceptions quoted earlier. The provision for such exceptions in a statute indicates a legislative intent that the statute be applied to all other cases not specifically excepted. ... Additionally, the cases are legion over the years requiring the Workers’ Compensation Act to be liberally construed in favor of the claimant. ‘Nothing is to be read into the [Workers’ Compensation Act] by judicial construction because of some supposed reason of policy. The primary subject of inquiry is the legislative intention, as expressed in the statute. ... [T]here is ... no warrant ... for the inclusion of matters not expressly provided, or reasonably to be implied.’ [Akef, supra, 275 N.J.Super. at 43-44 , 645 A.2d 158 (citations omitted).]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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