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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 14 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 Town of Westport v. Monsanto Co..

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1 Town of Westport v. Monsanto Co. Anchor
ca1 · 2017
green “a genuine issue of material fact only exists if a reasonable factfinder, examining the evidence and drawing all reasonable inferences helpful to the party resisting summary judgment, could resolve the dispute in that party's favor.” 7
2 Leite v. Bergeron
ca1 · 2018
green “an issue is genuine if it can be resolved in favor of either party, and a fact is material if it has the potential of affecting the outcome of the case.” 7

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