Khosh v. Staples Construction’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “[A]ffirmative contribution need not always be in the form of actively directing a contractor or contractor's employee. There will be times when a hirer will be liable for its omissions. For example, if the hirer promises to undertake a particular safety measure, then the hirer's negligent failure to do so should result in liability if such negligence leads to an employee injury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. Raytheon Co.

2. “the trial court correctly granted a motion for summary judgment against the injured employee when he failed to present evidence that respondent affirmatively contributed to his injuries”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 221 Cal. Rptr. 3d 119 - Alvarez v. Seaside Transp. Servs. LLC

3. “when it did not cover holes at a construction site after it impliedly agreed to do so in response to the plaintiff's employer's request”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hodges v. Hertz Corp.