5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 481 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 Coakley & Williams Construction, Incorporated v. Structural Concrete Equipment, Incorporated.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coakley & Williams Construction, Incorporated v. Structural Concrete Equipment, Incorporated Anchor | green | “ecause release was very broadly phrased, it seems that if the parties intended to allow any future claims against each other, they would have done so specifically.” | 97 |
| 2 | Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp. | green | “while judgment precludes recovery on claims arising prior to its entry, it cannot be given the effect of extinguishing claims which did not even then exist and which could not possibly have been sued upon in the previous case.” | 96 |
| 3 | Montana v. United States | green | “final judgment on the merits in a prior suit bars further claims by parties or their privies based on the same cause of action.” | 96 |
| 4 | East Coast Repair v. United States | green | “hen a settlement agreement's text is unambiguous, . . . simply cannot rewrite its terms based on a party's protestation that it meant something other than what it said.” | 96 |
| 5 | East Coast Repair v. United States | green | “we use contract interpretation principles to discern the parties' intent.” | 96 |
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.