8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 35 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 Glass v. DOT Transportation, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glass v. DOT Transportation, Inc. Anchor | green | “there should be little difficulty encountered in securing documentary evidence, given that current technology allows documents to be copied and transported easily and inexpensively” | 6 |
| 2 | Ammerman v. Raymond Corp. | green | “the location of documentary evidence has become less significant because today's technology allows documents to be copied and transported easily and inexpensively” | 6 |
| 3 | First Nat. Bank v. Guerine | green | “the battle over forum begins with the plaintiff's choice already in the lead” | 5 |
| 4 | Erwin Ex Rel. Erwin v. Motorola, Inc. | green | “it has become well recognized by our courts that given our current state of technology documentary evidence can be copied and transported easily and inexpensively” | 4 |
| 5 | Woodward v. Bridgestone/ Firestone, Inc. | green | “the location of documents is not significant because documents can be transported with ease and at little expense” | 4 |
| 6 | Woodward v. Bridgestone/ Firestone, Inc. | green | “we also note that the defendants' counsel of record have offices in illinois. although not a significant factor, we may consider it in our analysis.” | 4 |
| 7 | Dawdy v. Union Pacific RR Co. | green | “a court may consider this factor” | 3 |
| 8 | Woodward v. Bridgestone/ Firestone, Inc. | green | “he burden is on a defendant to show that the relevant factors strongly favor the defendant's choice of forum” | 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.