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8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 57 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 Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran Anchor | green | “families of victims who have died are typically awarded greater damages than families of victims who remain alive.” | 9 |
| 2 | Fritz v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “the only remaining questions, therefore, are what type of damages plaintiffs are entitled to recover and in what amounts.” | 9 |
| 3 | Rachel Fraenkel v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “district court judges have discretion under 28 u.s.c. 1608 (e) to grant solatium awards based on the particular facts of each case, subject to abuse-of-discretion review for errors of law, clearly erroneous factual findings, and faulty reasoning.” | 8 |
| 4 | Reed v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “the report of a forensic economist may provide a reasonable basis for determining the amount of economic damages in an fsia case.” | 8 |
| 5 | Belkin v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “a claim for the mental anguish, bereavement and grief that those with a close personal relationship to a decedent experience as a result of the decedent's death, as well as the harm caused by the loss of the decedent, society and comfort.” | 6 |
| 6 | Oveissi v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “a general framework for the calculation of proper damage awards in fsia cases” | 6 |
| 7 | Kaplan v. Hezbollah | green | “family members in direct lineal relationship suffer compensable mental anguish.” | 6 |
| 8 | Fritz v. Islamic Republic of Iran | green | “the award of solatium damages to the close relatives of terrorism victims” | 5 |
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.