Noonan v. Staples, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
539 F.3d 1 · 2008
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Mesnick v. General Electric Co. · Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, Inc. v. American Bar Ass'n · Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing Co. · Bratt v. International Business MacHines Corp.
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.
“[I]f [Noonan’s] relationship with Staples is terminated by Staples for “cause” (as defined below) ... the right to exercise this option with respect to any shares not previously exercised shall terminate immediately.... “Cause” shall mean willful misconduct by [Noonan] or willful failure to perform his or her responsibilities in the best interests of Staples (including, without limitation, breach by [Noonan] of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between [Noonan] and Staples), as determined by Staples, which determination shall be conclusive.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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