9 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 36 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 Potter v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potter v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Anchor | green | “there is no independent tort of negligent infliction of emotional distress” | 6 |
| 2 | Lueras v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP | green | “to state a cause of action for negligence, a plaintiff must allege (1) the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care, (2) the defendant breached that duty, and (3) the breach proximately caused the plaintiff's damages or injuries.” | 6 |
| 3 | Potter v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. | green | “the tort is negligence, a cause of action in which a duty to the plaintiff is an essential element.” | 4 |
| 4 | Moulton Niguel Water District v. Colombo | green | “contentions are waived when a party fails to support them with reasoned argument . . . .” | 4 |
| 5 | Buller v. Sutter Health | green | “failure to discuss cause of action on appeal from trial court's order sustaining demurrer constitutes abandonment of that cause of action on appeal” | 4 |
| 6 | Siliga v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. | green | “absent any prejudice, the borrowers have no standing to complain about any alleged lack of authority or defective assignment” | 3 |
| 7 | Wooden v. Raveling | green | “at least two variants of the theory” | 3 |
| 8 | Hernandez v. VITAMIN SHOPPE INDUSTRIES INC. | green | “the rossbergs fail to cite any authority to explain what constitutes an unfair business practice or act under the ucl” | 3 |
| 9 | Carson v. Mercury Insurance | green | “when an appellant fails to raise a point, or asserts it but fails to support it with reasoned argument and citations to authority, we treat the point as waived.” | 3 |
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.