Williams v. Avnet, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12111 (§ 101 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[w]hile some courts might entertain claims under the 'major life activity' of 'working,' this Court does not.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“is a matter of some serious dispute, courts should defer to the employer's business expertise.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“authorize[ ] the reviewing court to engage in a subjective, legislative exercise.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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