7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 50 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 Farasat v. Paulikas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farasat v. Paulikas Anchor | green | “the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress is rarely viable.” | 13 |
| 2 | Figueiredo-Torres v. Nickel | green | “its balm reserved for those wounds that are truly severe and incapable of healing themselves.” | 9 |
| 3 | Kentucky Fried Chicken National Management Co. v. Weathersby | green | “if a defendant intends to cause a plaintiff emotional distress and succeeds in doing so, the defendant is nonetheless not liable unless his or her conduct is also extreme and outrageous.” | 7 |
| 4 | Foor v. Juvenile Services Administration | green | “it is not enough for a plaintiff merely to allege that they exist; he must set forth facts that, if true, would suffice to demonstrate that they exist.” | 7 |
| 5 | Foor v. Juvenile Services Administration | green | “bald and conclusory allegations will not suffice” | 6 |
| 6 | Figueiredo-Torres v. Nickel | green | “in developing the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress, whatever the relationship between the parties, recovery will be meted out sparingly, its balm reserved for those wounds that are truly severe and incapable of healing themselves.” | 5 |
| 7 | Foor v. Juvenile Services Administration | green | “when dealing with such a standard, bald and conclusory allegations will not suffice; specificity is required.” | 3 |
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.