4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 18 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 Peter Foltice v. Guardsman Products, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Foltice v. Guardsman Products, Inc. Anchor | green | “fee awards are likely to have the greatest deterrent effect where deliberate misconduct is in the offing.” | 7 |
| 2 | Gaeth v. Hartford Life Insurance | green | “no single factor is determinative, and thus, the district court must consider each factor before exercising its discretion.” | 4 |
| 3 | Robert Warner, II v. DSM Pharma Chemicals North Ame | green | “simply making a losing legal argument is not enough to trigger the obligation to pay fees under 29 u.s.c. 1132 (g)(1).” | 4 |
| 4 | Peter Foltice v. Guardsman Products, Inc. | green | “honest mistakes are bound to happen from time to time, and fee awards are likely to have the greatest deterrent effect where deliberate misconduct is in the offing.” | 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.