5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 37 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Central Lumber Co. v. Duhon.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Lumber Co. v. Duhon Anchor | green | “great deference is accorded to the workers' compensation judge's factual findings and reasonable evaluations of credibility.” | 13 |
| 2 | Nash v. AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. | neutral | “a workers' compensation claimant is entitled to an increase in attorney fees to reflect additional time incurred in defending an employer/insurer's unsuccessful appeal.” | 11 |
| 3 | Burns v. Interstate Brands Corp. | green | “the purpose of imposition of penalties and attorney fees is to discourage indifference and undesirable conduct by employers and insurers.” | 5 |
| 4 | Romero v. Northrop-Grumman | green | “to avoid the imposition of penalties and attorney fees for the nonpayment of benefits, the employer has a continuing obligation to investigate, to assemble, and to assess factual information before denying benefits.” | 4 |
| 5 | Green v. NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO | green | “the determination of coverage is a subjective one in that each case must be decided from all of its particular facts.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.