6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 31 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 M-E Engineers, Inc. v. City of Temple.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M-E Engineers, Inc. v. City of Temple Anchor | green | “reflects a legislative goal of requiring merely that plaintiffs make a threshold showing that their claims have merit.” | 9 |
| 2 | CBM Engineers, Inc. v. Tellepsen Builders, L.P. | green | “the statute does not require a plaintiff to marshal his evidence or provide the full range of information that the defendant is entitled to obtain through formal discovery.” | 6 |
| 3 | CBM Engineers, Inc. v. Tellepsen Builders, L.P. | green | “foreclose the defendant from later challenging the sufficiency of the plaintiff's evidence or the admissibility of an expert's opinion, such as by filing a motion to exclude expert testimony or a motion for summary judgment” | 4 |
| 4 | CBM Engineers, Inc. v. Tellepsen Builders, L.P. | green | “proceed in the ordinary course to the next stages of litigation.” | 4 |
| 5 | Melden & Hunt, Inc. v. East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation | green | “chapter 150 requires only that a similarly licensed professional, knowledgeable of the defendant's area of practice, provide a sworn written statement certifying that the defendant's professional actions or omissions were negligent or otherwise erroneous and the factual basis fo…” | 4 |
| 6 | Melden & Hunt, Inc. v. East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation | green | “the statute does not require a plaintiff to marshal his evidence or provide the full range of information that the defendant is entitled to obtain through formal discovery.” | 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.