53 Cal. 4th 945 - Quarry v. Doe I’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 34 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “' "statute may be applied retroactively only if it contains express language of retroactivity or if other sources provide a clear and unavoidable implication that the Legislature intended retroactive application”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 218 Cal. Rptr. 3d 779 - City of Galt v. Cohen · 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 136 - DD Hair Lounge, LLC v. State Farm Gen. Ins. Co.

2. “if the person or entity knew or had reason to know, or was otherwise on notice, of any unlawful sexual conduct by an employee, volunteer, representative, or agent, and failed to take reasonable steps, and to implement reasonable safeguards, to avoid acts of unlawful sexual conduct in the future by that person, including, but not limited to, preventing or avoiding placement of that person in a function or environment in which contact with children is an inherent part of that function or environment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 3 Cal. 5th 903 - Rubenstein v. Doe No. 1

3. “'the age 26 cutoff as against a narrow category of third party defendants who had both the knowledge and the ability to protect against abusive behavior [by an employee, volunteer, representative, or agent], but failed to do so. Anyone discovering that childhood abuse was the cause of the injuries after 2003 could sue these-more culpable-defendants without regard to the age 26 cutoff.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. A.M. v. Ventura Unified School Dist.