4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 60 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 Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp. Anchor | green | “(1) a prior final judgment on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction; (2) identity of parties or those in privity with them; and (3) a second action based on the same claims as were raised or could have been raised in the first action.” | 33 |
| 2 | Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp. | green | “res judicata precludes relitigation of claims that have been finally adjudicated, or that arise out of the same subject matter and that could have been litigated in the prior action.” | 12 |
| 3 | Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. Daccach | green | “a subsequent suit is barred if it arises out of the same subject matter as the prior suit, and that subject matter could have been litigated in the prior suit.” | 9 |
| 4 | Van Dyke v. Boswell, O'Toole, Davis & Pickering | green | “the res judicata effects of an action cannot preclude litigation of claims that a trial court explicitly separates or severs from that action.” | 6 |
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.