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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 46 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 Joseph A. Wittstock, III v. Mark A. Van Sile, Inc..

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1 Joseph A. Wittstock, III v. Mark A. Van Sile, Inc. Anchor
ca6 · 2003
green “to avoid dismissal under rule 12(b)(6), a complaint must contain either direct or inferential allegations with respect to all material elements of the claim.” 14
2 Tamarin Lindenberg v. Jackson Nat'l Life Ins. Co.
ca6 · 2018
green “controlling authority for all purposes unless and until such opinion is reversed or modified by a court of competent jurisdiction” 13
3 James Smith v. General Motors LLC
ca6 · 2021
green “must contain either direct or inferential allegations respecting all the material elements to sustain a recovery under some viable legal theory.” 9
4 James Smith v. General Motors LLC
ca6 · 2021
green “predict how the state supreme court would rule by looking to all available data, including decisions of the states' appellate courts.” 6
5 Sanford v. Waugh & Co., Inc.
tenn · 2010
green “a fiduciary is a person holding the character of a trustee who bears the duty to act primarily for the benefit of another.” 4

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