Splunge v. Shoney's, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
97 F.3d 488 · 1996
Citation profile
23 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 51 later decisions — most recently May 2020 · most notably United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. W&O, Inc. (2000), Mendoza v. Borden, Inc. (1999)
23 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson · Henson v. City of Dundee · Steele v. Offshore Shipbuilding, Inc. · Sparks v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc. · Laird v. Air Carrier Engine Service, Inc.
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 51 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'serious disregard for the consequences of [one's] actions.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“grabbed Plaintiffs, commented extensively on their physical attributes, showed them pornographic photos and videotapes, offered them money for sex, favored other employees who had affairs with them, speculated as to the plaintiffs' sexual prowess, and so on”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“had a general policy against sexual harassment and did investigate the complaints it received.”
1 later decision 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.