6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 22 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 Pentes Design, Inc. v. Perez.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pentes Design, Inc. v. Perez Anchor | green | “once the existence of some pain, mental anguish and disfigurement has been established, there is no objective way to measure the adequacy of the amount awarded as compensation, which is generally left to the discretion of the fact finder.” | 6 |
| 2 | Rosenboom MacHine & Tool, Inc. v. MacHala | green | “the award of future medical expenses rests within the sound discretion of the jury.” | 4 |
| 3 | James Leonard Finley v. P. G. | green | “because issues such as life expectancy, medical advances, and the future costs of products and services are, by their very nature, uncertain, appellate courts are particularly reluctant to disturb a jury's award of these damages.” | 4 |
| 4 | Pentes Design, Inc. v. Perez | green | “there is no objective way to measure the adequacy of the amount awarded as compensation, which is generally left to the discretion of the fact finder.” | 3 |
| 5 | Whole Foods Market Southwest, Inc. v. Tijerina | green | “the reasonable value of future medical care may be established by evidence of the reasonable value of past medical treatment.” | 3 |
| 6 | Rosenboom MacHine & Tool, Inc. v. MacHala | green | “rests within the sound discretion of the jury” | 2 |
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.