Purcell v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 district · 4 state decisions

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

1. “(a) General. — It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to do any of the following acts, wholly or partially for a discriminatory reason based upon the actual or perceived ... sex [or] sexual orientation ... of any individual: (1) By an employer. — To ... discriminate against any individual, with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment ...[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jolevare v. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. · Smith v. Cafe Asia

2. “[i]ntentional infliction of emotional distress consists of (1) extreme and outrageous conduct on the part of the defendant which (2) intentionally or recklessly (3) causes the plaintiff severe emotional distress. Intent or recklessness can be inferred from the outrageousness of the acts. The conduct must be so outrageous in character and so extreme in degree as to go beyond all possible bounds of decency, and to be regarded as atrocious, and utterly intolerable in a civilized society.... The ultimate question is whether the recitation of the facts to an average member of the community would arouse his resentment against the actor, and lead him to exclaim “Outrageous!””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 839 F. Supp. 2d 268 - Hoskins v. Howard University

3. “any person who, for compensation, employs an individual, except for the employer’s parent, spouse, children or domestic servants, engaged in work in and about the employer’s household; any person acting in the interest of such employer, directly or indirectly; and any professional association.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jolevare v. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.