6 canonical passages across 5 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 People ex rel. Owen v. Media One Direct, LLC.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People ex rel. Owen v. Media One Direct, LLC Anchor | green | “the witness need not have been present at every transaction to establish the business records exception; he or she need only be familiar with the procedures followed” | 4 |
| 2 | Taylor v. Superior Court | green | “in order to justify an award of punitive damages on this basis, the plaintiff must establish that the defendant was aware of the probable dangerous consequences of his conduct, and that he willfully and deliberately failed to avoid those consequences.” | 3 |
| 3 | American Airlines, Inc. v. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton | green | “mere carelessness or ignorance,” | 3 |
| 4 | American Airlines, Inc. v. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton | green | “where it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud, or malice.” | 3 |
| 5 | Johnson v. Ford Motor Co. | green | “by placing the defendant's conduct on one occasion into the context of a business practice or policy, an individual plaintiff can demonstrate that the conduct toward him or her was more blameworthy and warrants a stronger penalty to deter continued or repeated conduct of the sam…” | 3 |
| 6 | Duarte v. Pac. Specialty Ins. Co. | green | “pursuant to the weight of authority, appellate courts review a trial court's rulings on evidentiary objections in summary judgment proceedings for abuse of discretion. ' the party challenging a trial court's evidentiary ruling has the 'burden to establish such an abuse, which we…” | 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.