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10 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 65 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 Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie Anchor | green | “nor are the res judicata consequences of a final, unappealed judgment on the merits altered by the fact that the judgment may have been wrong or rested on a legal principle subsequently overruled in another case.” | 24 |
| 2 | Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey | green | “it is just as important that there should be a place to end as that there should be a place to begin litigation.” | 10 |
| 3 | California Artificial Stone Paving Co. v. Molitor | green | “process of contempt is a severe remedy, and should not be resorted to where there is fair ground of doubt as to the wrongfulness of the defendant's conduct.” | 7 |
| 4 | Ksm Fastening Systems, Inc. v. H.A. Jones Company, Inc. And Erico Jones Company | green | “substantial open issues with respect to infringement” | 5 |
| 5 | Additive Controls & Measurement Systems, Inc. v. Flowdata, Inc. | green | “the general rule in civil contempt is that a party need not intend to violate an injunction to be found in contempt.” | 5 |
| 6 | Abbott Laboratories v. TorPharm, Inc. | green | “led courts to construe injunctions narrowly where they failed to give adequate notice that particular conduct was enjoined.” | 3 |
| 7 | Ksm Fastening Systems, Inc. v. H.A. Jones Company, Inc. And Erico Jones Company | green | “a civil contempt proceeding for violation of an injunction issued after patent litigation, while primarily for the benefit of the patent owner, nevertheless, involves also the concept of an affront to the court for failure to obey its order.” | 3 |
| 8 | Additive Controls & Measurement Systems, Inc. v. Flowdata, Inc. | green | “district court's familiarity with the proceedings” | 3 |
| 9 | International Rectifier Corporation v. Ixys Corporation | green | “if a trial court is faced with an overly broad injunction during a contempt proceeding, the court should interpret it according to the rule of law quoted from ksm,” | 3 |
| 10 | Ksm Fastening Systems, Inc. v. H.A. Jones Company, Inc. And Erico Jones Company | green | “substantial open issues with respect to infringement to be tried” | 2 |
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.