7 canonical passages across 7 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 City of Alamo v. Casas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Alamo v. Casas Anchor | green | “an opposing attorney of reasonable competence” | 7 |
| 2 | Cohen v. Arthur Andersen, L.L.P. | green | “if the nonsettling party meets this burden, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to tender a valid settlement agreement allocating the settlement between (1) damages for which the settling and nonsettling defendant are jointly liable, and (2) damages for which only the settling pa…” | 5 |
| 3 | Henry S. Miller Co. v. Bynum | green | “which result naturally, but not necessarily, from the acts complained of.” | 5 |
| 4 | Bayouth v. Lion Oil Co. | green | “an action for permanent damages to land accrues, for limitation purposes, upon discovery of the first actionable injury and not on the date when the extent of the damages to the land are fully ascertainable.” | 5 |
| 5 | Sherrod v. Bailey | green | “special damages are those that proximately result from the defendant's wrongful conduct but are of such an unusual nature that they would normally vary with the circumstances of the individual case in which they occur.” | 5 |
| 6 | Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Perry Equipment Corp. | green | “compensate the plaintiff for the loss that is conclusively presumed to have been foreseen by the defendant from his wrongful act.” | 5 |
| 7 | Surgitek, Bristol-Myers Corp. v. Abel | green | “motion for judgment and judgment notwithstanding the verdict.” | 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.