8 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 32 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 Cassim v. Allstate Insurance.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassim v. Allstate Insurance Anchor | green | “absent some contrary indication in the record, we presume the jury follows its instructions 'and that its verdict reflects the legal limitations those instructions imposed” | 8 |
| 2 | Roby v. McKesson Corp. | green | “in summarizing the facts, we view the evidence in favor of the judgment.” | 5 |
| 3 | Food Safety Net Services v. Eco Safe Systems USA, Inc. | green | “generally, 'a limitation of liability clause is intended to protect the wrongdoer defendant from unlimited liability.” | 4 |
| 4 | Caza Drilling (California), Inc. v. Teg Oil & Gas U.S.A., Inc. | green | “a party cannot contract away liability for his fraudulent or intentional acts or for his negligent violations of statutory law,' regardless of whether the public interest is affected.” | 3 |
| 5 | Hansen v. Sunnyside Products, Inc. | green | “determine de novo whether there is substantial evidence to support the verdict and whether the moving party is entitled to judgment in its favor as a matter of law.” | 3 |
| 6 | Beeman v. Anthem Prescription Management, LLC | green | “violation of law' prong set forth in . . . civil code section 1668 applies to cases involving the public interest, injuries to persons, or the like-it is not designed to prevent 'two equal bargainers' in a commercial setting from allocating who 'should bear the risk of economic …” | 3 |
| 7 | Rosencrans v. Dover Images, Ltd. | green | “where liability attaches only for gross negligence it is for the jury, under proper instructions by the court, to pass upon the question whether such negligence exists.” | 3 |
| 8 | Aleman v. Airtouch Cellular | green | “although not binding, unpublished federal district court cases are citable as persuasive authority.” | 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.