5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 644 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 Davis v. Secretary of Health & Human Services.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis v. Secretary of Health & Human Services Anchor | green | “uniquely in this circuit, the daubert factors have been employed also as an acceptable evidentiary-gauging tool with respect to persuasiveness of expert testimony already admitted” | 229 |
| 2 | United States v. United States Gypsum Co. | green | “t has generally been held that oral testimony which is in conflict with contemporaneous documents is entitled to little evidentiary weight.” | 204 |
| 3 | Porter v. Secretary of Health and Human Services | green | “this court has unambiguously explained that special masters are expected to consider the credibility of expert witnesses in evaluating petitions for compensation under the vaccine act” | 201 |
| 4 | Davis v. Secretary of Health & Human Services | green | “niquely in this circuit, the daubert factors have been employed also as an acceptable evidentiary-gauging tool with respect to persuasiveness of expert testimony already admitted” | 5 |
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.