5 canonical passages across 5 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 Science Accessories Corp. v. Summagraphics Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Science Accessories Corp. v. Summagraphics Corp. Anchor | green | “it is true, of course, that under elemental principles of agency law, an agent owes his principal a duty of good faith, loyalty and fair dealing.” | 9 |
| 2 | Chen v. Howard-Anderson | green | “the numerous policy justifications for this divergence largely parallel the well-understood rationales for the business judgment rule.” | 6 |
| 3 | Kahn v. Kolberg Kravis Roberts & Co. | green | “it is inequitable to permit the fiduciary to profit from using confidential corporate information. even if the corporation did not suffer actual harm, equity requires disgorgement of that profit.” | 4 |
| 4 | In Re JP Morgan Chase & Co. | green | “actual harm to the corporation is not . . . a prerequisite for a plaintiff to state a claim for restitution-disgorgement.” | 3 |
| 5 | Maull v. Strokes | green | “the existence of a principal/agent relationship does not, in and of itself, give rise to a fiduciary relationship.” | 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.