7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 29 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 E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. Diamond Shamrock Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. Diamond Shamrock Corp. Anchor | green | “the preference for honoring a plaintiff's choice of forum is simply that, a preference; it is not a right.” | 5 |
| 2 | Security Savings Bank v. Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. | green | “plaintiff's choice of forum is not accorded the decisive weight it enjoys under forum non conveniens.” | 4 |
| 3 | American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. MCI Communications Corp. | green | “the plaintiff's choice of forum should rarely be disturbed, unless the balance of factors is strongly in favor of the defendant.” | 4 |
| 4 | National Property Investors VIII v. Shell Oil Co. | green | “plaintiff's choice of forum is not accorded the decisive weight it enjoys under forum non conveniens.” | 4 |
| 5 | National Property Investors VIII v. Shell Oil Co. | green | “when the central facts of a lawsuit occur outside of the chosen forum” | 4 |
| 6 | National Property Investors VIII v. Shell Oil Co. | green | “when the central facts of a lawsuit occur outside of the chosen forum, plaintiff's choice of forum is accorded less weight.” | 4 |
| 7 | In Re Consolidated Parlodel Litigation | green | “the plaintiff's interest decreases even further where the central facts of a lawsuit occur outside the chosen forum.” | 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.