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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 44 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 Norgart v. Upjohn Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norgart v. Upjohn Co. Anchor | green | “postpones accrual of a cause of action until the plaintiff discovers, or has reason to discover, the cause of action.” | 23 |
| 2 | Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co. | green | “so long as a suspicion exists, it is clear that the plaintiff must go find the facts; she cannot wait for the facts to find her.” | 9 |
| 3 | Norgart v. Upjohn Co. | green | “the general rule for defining the accrual of a cause of action sets the date as the time 'when, under the substantive law, the wrongful act is done,' or the wrongful result occurs, and the consequent 'liability arises.” | 6 |
| 4 | Mangini v. Aerojet-General Corp. | green | “even if the plaintiff is unaware of the cause of action.” | 3 |
| 5 | McKelvey v. Boeing North American, Inc. | yellow | “(a) lack of knowledge; (b) lack of a means of obtaining knowledge (in the exercise of reasonable diligence the facts could not have been discovered at an earlier date); and (c) how and when he did actually discover the claim.” | 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.