Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 15 district · 1 state decisions

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

1. “(a) it is of the kind he is employed to perform; (b) it occurs substantially within the authorized time and space limits; (c) it is actuated, at least in part, by a purpose to serve the master; and (d) if force is intentionally used by the servant against another, the use of force is not unexpectable by the master.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McCullough v. HP Enterprise Services, LLC · Zagami v. Hp Enterprise Services, LLC

2. “manifested its desire for the subsidiary to act upon the parent’s behalf, the subsidiary has consented so to act, the parent has the right to exercise control over the subsidiary with respect to matters entrusted to the subsidiary, and the parent exercises its control in a manner more direct than by voting a majority of the stock in the subsidiary or making appointments to the subsidiary’s Board of Directors.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 730 F. Supp. 2d 247 - In Re Kaiser Group International, Inc.

3. “[When an employer hires an independent contractor to provide armed security guards to protect property, the inherently dangerous-work exception is triggered such that if someone is injured by the weapon as a result of a guard's negligence, the employer is vicariously liable even though the guard responsible is an employee of the independent contractor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Castellanos v. Tommy John, LLC