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7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 60 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 Cantey Hanger, Llp v. Philip Gregory Byrd, Lucy Leasing Co., L.L.C., and Pgb Air, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantey Hanger, Llp v. Philip Gregory Byrd, Lucy Leasing Co., L.L.C., and Pgb Air, Inc. Anchor | green | “as a general rule, attorneys are immune from civil liability to non-clients for actions taken in connection with representing a client in litigation” | 20 |
| 2 | Greenberg Traurig v. Frias Holding Co. | green | “that communications uttered or published in the course of judicial proceedings are absolutely privileged, rendering those who made the communications , including attorneys, immune from civil liability,” | 12 |
| 3 | Allstate Insurance v. Fackett | green | “we read statutes within a statutory scheme harmoniously with one another to avoid an unreasonable or absurd result.” | 8 |
| 4 | Horwitz v. Holabird & Root | green | “in the attorney-client relationship, clients are generally bound by their attorneys' acts or omissions during the course of the legal representation that fall within the apparent scope of their attorneys' authority.” | 6 |
| 5 | Skarbrevik v. Cohen, England & Whitfield | green | “corporate counsel's direct duty is to the client corporation, not to the shareholders individually, even though the legal advice rendered to the corporation may affect the shareholders.” | 6 |
| 6 | Hamm v. Arrowcreek Homeowners' Ass'n | green | “parties must submit such an action to mediation or arbitration pursuant to nrs 38.310 before seeking relief in the district court” | 4 |
| 7 | NC-DSH, INC. v. Garner | green | “a client who hires a lawyer establishes an agency relationship” | 4 |
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.