3 canonical passages across 2 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 Oreck Direct, LLC v. Dyson, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oreck Direct, LLC v. Dyson, Inc. Anchor | green | “under res judicata, a final judgment on the merits of an action precludes the parties or their privies from relitigating issues that were or could have been raised in that action.” | 13 |
| 2 | United States v. Birnie Davenport, Gordon E. Davenport | green | “the same nucleus of operative facts.” | 6 |
| 3 | Oreck Direct, LLC v. Dyson, Inc. | green | “a final judgment on the merits of an action precludes the parties or their privies from relitigating issues that were or could have been raised in that action.” | 6 |
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.