4 canonical passages across 3 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 United States v. Oscar Renda.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Oscar Renda Anchor | green | “striking an affirmative defense is warranted if it cannot, as a matter of law, succeed under any circumstance.” | 11 |
| 2 | Virginia Woodfield, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Plaintiff-Third Party v. Charlie Bowman, Planet Insurance Co., Defendant-Third Party | green | “sufficiently articulated the defense so that the plaintiff was not a victim of unfair surprise.” | 6 |
| 3 | United States v. Oscar Renda | green | “cannot, as a matter of law, succeed under any circumstance.” | 5 |
| 4 | LSREF2 Baron, L.L.C. v. Tauch | green | “with enough specificity or factual particularity to give the plaintiff fair notice of the defense that is being advanced.” | 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.