Flagg v. AliMed, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

2013

Citation profile

cited by 28 later decisions

states following

May 2025

most recently cited

4 district · 21 state decisions

Relationships

Applies 29 U.S.C. § 2601 (§ 2 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) · 29 U.S.C. § 701 (Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities Act) · 29 U.S.C. § 705 · 29 U.S.C. § 794 · 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) · 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 Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · School Board of Nassau County Florida v. H Arline · Holcomb v. Iona College · Tyndall v. National Education Centers, Inc. · Iannacchino v. Ford Motor 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“and the reasonable inferences drawn therefrom, must '”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 693 - Aa & D Masonry, LLC v. S. St. Bus. Park, LLC · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1121 - Guerriero v. Town of Hanover
“must allege facts indicating that (1) the defendant published a false statement regarding the plaintiff -- that is, the defendant communicated the statement concerning the plaintiff to a third party; (2) the statement could damage the plaintiff's reputation in the community; and (3) the statement caused economic loss or is otherwise actionable without proof of economic loss.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 94 Mass. App. Ct. 1123 - Carnelli v. Bell at Salem Station
“The term 'associational discrimination' refers to a claim that a plaintiff, although not a member of a protected class himself or herself, is the victim of discriminatory animus directed toward a third person who is a member of the protected class and with whom the plaintiff associates.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. Baer v. Montachusett Reg'l Technical Sch. Dist.

How this case has been treated — in progress

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