6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 117 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 Lea Cordoba v. Dillard's Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea Cordoba v. Dillard's Inc. Anchor | green | “speculation does not create a genuine issue of fact; instead, it creates a false issue, the demolition of which is a primary goal of summary judgment.” | 70 |
| 2 | Dietz v. Smithkline Beecham Corp. | green | “once the movant adequately supports its motion, the burden shifts to the nonmoving party to show that specific facts exist that raise a genuine issue for trial.” | 17 |
| 3 | Roberto Valderrama v. Officer Carl Rousseau | green | “speculation does not create a genuine issue of fact; instead, it creates a false issue, the demolition of which is a primary goal of summary judgment.” | 9 |
| 4 | Jack T. Hammer v. Edward L. Slater, Loretta Slater, Herbert Jaffess, Renee Jaffess | green | “for issues on which the non-moving party will bear the burden of proof at trial, the non-moving party must either point to evidence in the record or present additional evidence 'sufficient to withstand a directed verdict motion at trial based on the alleged evidentiary deficienc…” | 7 |
| 5 | Valda Stewart v. Booker T. Washington Insurance, Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Company | green | “an inference based on speculation and conjecture is not reasonable.” | 7 |
| 6 | Avenue Clo IV, LTD. v. Bank of America, NA | green | “an issue of fact is 'material' if it might affect the outcome of the suit under governing law and it is 'genuine' if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” | 7 |
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