7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 24 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 Lamare v. Basbanes.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamare v. Basbanes Anchor | green | “the court will not impose a duty of reasonable care on an attorney if such an independent duty would potentially conflict with the duty the attorney owes to his or her client.” | 6 |
| 2 | Falmouth Ob-Gyn Associates, Inc. v. Abisla | green | “a term employed in a statute should be afforded its customary meaning, taking into account the legislation's purpose and history.” | 3 |
| 3 | Lamare v. Basbanes | green | “will not impose a duty of reasonable care on an attorney if such an independent duty would potentially conflict with the duty the attorney owes to his or her client.” | 3 |
| 4 | Norman v. Brown, Todd & Heyburn | green | “an attorney's liability for negligence arises out of a duty owed to a client.” | 3 |
| 5 | Dunne v. Cunningham | green | “are recognized as binding in all their amplitude.” | 3 |
| 6 | Kirkland Construction Co. v. James | green | “knew and intended that kirkland would rely on the representations,” | 3 |
| 7 | Kirkland Construction Co. v. James | green | “an independent duty will be more readily found where, as here, the service is intended to benefit the client as well as the third party.” | 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.