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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 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 Kelly v. Merrill Lynch.

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1 Kelly v. Merrill Lynch Anchor
ca11 · 1993
green “a party can waive res judicata by consenting to split the claim into two suits.” 5
2 California v. Randtron
caed · 1999
green “would not have approved the consent decree or made a finding that the settlement was reached in good faith had the settlement freed randtron and all of its insurers from any further liability upon the exhaustion of only the two wausau policies.” 4

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