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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 41 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 Christine Kerr v. McDonald's Corporation.

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1 Christine Kerr v. McDonald's Corporation Anchor
ca11 · 2005
green “a fact is material for the purposes of summary judgment only if it might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law.” 15
2 Bruce Rich v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
ca11 · 2013
green “it is entitled to summary judgment unless the nonmoving party, in response, comes forward with significant, probative evidence demonstrating the existence of a triable issue of fact.” 10
3 Sauve v. Lamberti
flsd · 2008
green “the stringent burden of establishing the absence of a genuine issue of material fact.” 6
4 Burton v. City of Belle Glade
ca11 · 1999
green “courts should view the evidence and all factual inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion and all reasonable doubts about the facts should be resolved in favor of the non-movant.” 4
5 Christine Kerr v. McDonald's Corporation
ca11 · 2005
green “a fact or issue is material for the purposes of summary judgment only if it might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law.” 3
6 Sauve v. Lamberti
flsd · 2008
green “the court shall grant summary judgment if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” 3

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