Topic: to promote settlement and avoid litigation, · Go Syfert
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7 canonical passages across 4 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 Johnson v. Colonial Pipeline Co..

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Johnson v. Colonial Pipeline Co. Anchor
vaed · 1993
green “to promote settlement and avoid litigation,” 5
2 Tanks v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
ca5 · 2005
green “review only extends to controlling questions of law,” 3
3 Johnson v. Colonial Pipeline Co.
vaed · 1993
green “in order to accomplish this purpose, the claim presented must inform the responsible party with some precision of the nature and extent of the damages alleged and of the amount of monetary damages claimed.” 3
4 In Re DEEPWATER HORIZON
ca5 · 2014
green “presentment is a mandatory condition-precedent with respect to plaintiffs' opa claims,” 3
5 Denehy v. Massachusetts Port Authority
mad · 2014
green “at that point, the claimant simply could not have met both the presentment requirement and the statute of limitations.” 3
6 Denehy v. Massachusetts Port Authority
mad · 2014
green “55 days before the end of the three-year window to file the instant lawsuit.” 3
7 Denehy v. Massachusetts Port Authority
mad · 2014
green “statutes are to be interpreted in accordance with their 'plain and ordinary meaning,' in order to give practical effect to the beneficial goals that impelled congress to enact the law,” 3

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