6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 48 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 Garden City Osteopathic Hospital v. Hbe Corporation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden City Osteopathic Hospital v. Hbe Corporation Anchor | green | “the federal court must ascertain the state law from 'all relevant data.” | 19 |
| 2 | Ososki v. St. Paul Surplus Lines | green | “relevant data includes the state's intermediate appellate court decisions, as well as the state supreme court's relevant dicta, restatements of the law, law review commentaries, and the majority rule among other states.” | 11 |
| 3 | John L. Angelotta v. American Broadcasting Corporation Geraldo Rivera and Barbara Walters | green | “restatements of law, law review commentaries, and the 'majority rule' among other states.” | 6 |
| 4 | George BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Y & O PRESS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee | green | “restatements of law, law review commentaries, and the 'majority rule' among other states.” | 5 |
| 5 | Vance v. Latimer | green | “the crucial issue is one on which the movant will bear the ultimate burden of proof at trial, summary judgment can be entered only if the movant submits evidentiary materials to establish all of the elements of the claim or defense” | 4 |
| 6 | John L. Angelotta v. American Broadcasting Corporation Geraldo Rivera and Barbara Walters | green | “relevant dicta from the state supreme court, decisional law of appellate courts, restatements of law, law review commentaries, and the 'majority rule' among other states.” | 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.