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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 175 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 Adams v. Travelers Indemnity Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams v. Travelers Indemnity Co. Anchor | green | “a failure on the part of the nonmoving party to offer proof concerning an essential element of its case necessarily renders all other facts immaterial and mandates a finding that no genuine issue of fact exists.” | 41 |
| 2 | Crowe v. Henry | green | “a factual dispute is 'genuine,' if the evidence is such that a reasonable trier of fact could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” | 32 |
| 3 | Lynch Properties, Inc. v. Potomac Insurance | green | “the moving party bears the initial burden of identifying those portions of the pleadings and discovery in the record that it believes demonstrate the absence of a genuine issue of material fact, but is not required to negate elements of the nonmoving party's case.” | 32 |
| 4 | Weeks Marine, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | green | “issue is material if its resolution could affect the outcome of the action.” | 32 |
| 5 | Lynch Properties, Inc. v. Potomac Insurance | green | “specific facts showing a genuine issue for trial and not rest upon the allegations or denials contained in its pleadings.” | 24 |
| 6 | Weeks Marine, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | green | “an issue is material if its resolution could affect the outcome of the action.” | 10 |
| 7 | Weeks Marine, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | green | “could affect the outcome of the action.” | 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.