9 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 133 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 Patricia Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group, L.P. (072314).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group, L.P. (072314) Anchor | green | “an agreement to arbitrate, like any other contract, 'must be the product of mutual assent, as determined under customary principles of contract law.” | 33 |
| 2 | Patricia Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group, L.P. (072314) | green | “no particular form of words is necessary to accomplish a clear and unambiguous waiver of rights.” | 24 |
| 3 | Michael E. Hirsch v. Amper Financial Services, LLC (070751) | green | “in reviewing such orders, we are mindful of the strong preference to enforce arbitration agreements, both at the state and federal level.” | 18 |
| 4 | Patricia Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group, L.P. (072314) | green | “mutual assent requires that the parties have an understanding of the terms to which they have agreed.” | 15 |
| 5 | Annemarie Morgan v. Sanford Brown Institute(075074) | green | “no magical language is required to accomplish a waiver of rights in an arbitration agreement.” | 14 |
| 6 | Michael E. Hirsch v. Amper Financial Services, LLC (070751) | green | “we are mindful of the strong preference to enforce arbitration agreements, both at the state and federal level.” | 11 |
| 7 | Marchak v. Claridge Commons, Inc. | green | “the point is to assure that the parties know that in electing arbitration as the exclusive remedy, they are waiving their time-honored right to sue.” | 8 |
| 8 | Jaworski v. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | green | “similarly, the issue of whether parties have agreed to arbitrate is a question of law that is reviewed de novo.” | 6 |
| 9 | NAACP of Camden County East v. Foulke Management Corp. | green | “mutual assent requires that the parties have an understanding of the terms to which they have agreed.” | 4 |
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