Fiscus v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
385 F.3d 378 · 2004
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 790 · 42 U.S.C. § 12102 (§ 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12111 (§ 101 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12112 (§ 102 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12201 (§ 501 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Relies on Karen Sutton Kimberly Hintons v. United Air Lines Inc · Bragdon v. Abbott · Taylor v. Phoenixville School District · Gilbert v. Frank · Fraser v. Goodale
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“processing and eliminating waste from the blood qualifies as a major life activity because, in their absence, death results.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“Absence of kidney function [is] the impairment; the consequence [is] the impact on the activity of blood cleansing and body waste processing. Thus it was incorrect for the District Court to conflate the two.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.”
1 later decision 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.