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Vera v. McHugh’s Empirical Analysis

622 F.3d 17 · 2010

Citation profile

64
cited by 64 later decisions
March 2025
most recently cited

12 federal appellate · 45 district ·

Relationships

Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 717 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 704 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 706 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)

Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson · Faragher v. City of Boca Raton · National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan

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

  1. “facts that merely add up to the ordinary tribulations of the workplace, such as sporadic use of abusive language, gender-related jokes, and occasional teasing, which can never support a Title VII claim, from those suggesting sexual remarks, innuendoes, ridicule, and intimidation[,] which may be sufficient to support a jury verdict for a hostile work environment.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “draw[s] all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to [the non-moving party] ... we will not draw unreasonable inferences or credit bald assertions, empty conclusions or rank conjecture.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “draw all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to [the non-moving party]”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.