7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 110 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 Ingram v. Faruque.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingram v. Faruque Anchor | green | “allows the united states to be sued for claims arising out of negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employees, when such employees are acting within the scope of their duties.” | 19 |
| 2 | Duplan v. United States | green | “as a jurisdictional prerequisite, the ftca bars claimants from bringing suit in federal court until they have exhausted their administrative remedies.” | 18 |
| 3 | Franklin Savings Corp. v. United States (In Re Franklin Savings Corp.) | green | “provides the exclusive avenue to assert a claim sounding in tort against the united states.” | 17 |
| 4 | Stephen Bradley v. United States of America, by Veterans Administration | green | “because the ftca constitutes a waiver of the government's sovereign immunity, the notice requirements established by the ftca must be strictly construed.” | 15 |
| 5 | Staggs v. United States Ex Rel. Department of Health & Human Services | green | “ftca's presentation requirements are jurisdictional and cannot be waived” | 14 |
| 6 | Stephen Bradley v. United States of America, by Veterans Administration | green | “as a jurisdictional prerequisite, the ftca bars claimants from bringing suit in federal court until they have exhausted their administrative remedies.” | 14 |
| 7 | Nero v. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma | green | “an executed standard form 95 or other written notification of an incident, accompanied by a claim for money damages in sum certain for . . . personal injury, or death alleged to have occurred by reason of the incident.” | 13 |
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.