Ponte v. Steelcase Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 federal appellate · 48 district ·

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

1. “(1) that she is a member of a protected class; (2) that she was subjected to unwelcome sexual harassment; (3) that the harassment was based upon sex; (4) that the harassment was sufficiently severe or pervasive so as to alter the conditions of plaintiffs employment and create an abusive work environment; (5) that sexually objectionable conduct was both objectively and subjectively offensive, such that a reasonable person would find it hostile or abusive and the victim in fact did perceive it to be so; and (6) that some basis for employer liability has been established.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sheridan v. Centerra Group, LLC · Posada v. Acp Facility Servs., Inc.

2. “(1) she engaged in protected conduct; (2) she suffered an adverse employment action; and (3) that a 'causal nexus exists between the protected [conduct] and the adverse action.'”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rivera-Velazquez v. Regan · Lopez-Hernandez v. Terumo Puerto Rico LLC

3. “[r]etaliatory termination claims based on circumstantial evidence”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jenkins v. Housing Court Department · Baer v. Montachusett Reg'l Technical Sch. Dist.