4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 25 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 Jaime Guzman v. Melvin Jones.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Guzman v. Melvin Jones Anchor | green | “a party's duty to preserve evidence comes into being when the party has notice that the evidence is relevant to the litigation or should have known that the evidence may be relevant.” | 16 |
| 2 | Woodson v. Surgitek, Inc. | green | “bad faith or willful abuse of the judicial process.” | 3 |
| 3 | Rose v. Batson v. Neal Spelce Associates, Inc. | green | “is penal in nature; it is designed to penalize those who engage in the charged conduct and to deter others who might be tempted to follow in similar conduct.” | 3 |
| 4 | Cadle Company v. James Moore, III | green | “bad faith or willful abuse of the judicial process” | 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.