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 In Re: Cotter Corporation v..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re: Cotter Corporation v. Anchor | green | “any public liability action arising out of or resulting from a nuclear incident” | 5 |
| 2 | Jodelle Kirk v. Schaeffler Group USA | green | “in a toxic tort case, the plaintiff's burden includes proof of "an exposure to an identified harmful substance significant enough to activate disease, expert opinion that the disease found in plaintiff is consistent with exposure to the harmful substance, and proof that defendan…” | 4 |
| 3 | Poage v. Crane Co. | green | “the conduct of the defendant must be a substantial factor in causing the injury.” | 4 |
| 4 | Love v. Waring | green | “expert medical testimony is necessary to prove a causal link 15 want of skill or lack of care is so apparent as to require only common knowledge and experience to understand and judge it.” | 4 |
| 5 | Love v. Waring | green | “in cases where there is a sophisticated injury, requiring surgical intervention or other highly scientific technique for diagnosis, proof of causation is not within a lay person's understanding.” | 4 |
| 6 | Love v. Waring | green | “natural and probable consequence of the defendant's conduct.” | 4 |
| 7 | Halbrook v. Mallinckrodt, LLC | green | “public-liability provision createes a federal cause of action for injuries caused by nuclear exposure.” | 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.