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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 19 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 Lyerla v. AMCO Insurance.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Lyerla v. AMCO Insurance Anchor
ca7 · 2008
green “an insurer is obligated to defend its insured if the underlying complaint contains allegations that potentially fall within the scope of coverage.” 6
2 Health Care Industry Liability Insurance Program v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc.
ca7 · 2009
green “an insurer is obligated to defend its insured if the underlying complaint contains allegations that potentially fall within the scope of coverage.” 5
3 Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. v. Employers Insurance Company Of Wausau
ca7 · 2006
green “actually falls within the scope of coverage.” 4
4 American Bankers Insurance Co v. Robert Shockley, Jr.
ca7 · 2021
green “decide issues of ultimate fact that could bind the parties to the underlying litigation.” 4

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.

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