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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 23 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 Smith v. Sandals Resorts International, Ltd..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith v. Sandals Resorts International, Ltd. Anchor | green | “decedent's pain and suffering, loss of gross earning power from the date of injury until death, and probable earning during his life expectancy minus the probable cost of maintaining himself and wrongful death damages.” | 6 |
| 2 | Ryan v. Butera, Beausang, Cohen & Brennan | green | “courts should be reluctant to disturb contingent fee arrangements freely entered into by knowledgeable parties.” | 5 |
| 3 | Moore v. Gates | green | “before a survival claim can be settled on behalf of a decedent's estate, . . . such a settlement must be judicially approved.” | 3 |
| 4 | Krause v. B & O Railroad | green | “contemplates a judicial inquiry into the propriety of a proposed compromise or settlement by the estate, whether or not it is contested, consistent with the court's supervisory jurisdiction over decedents' estates, and an adjudication based thereon.” | 3 |
| 5 | Krause v. B & O Railroad | green | “exercise independent judgment on the whole case,” | 3 |
| 6 | Hughes Estate | green | “we have no difficulty in approving the amount of the settlement" because the "risk of recovering something less than the amount achieved 284,250 by the settlement was a serious one.” | 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.