8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 30 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 Ingram v. Faruque.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingram v. Faruque Anchor | green | “2680(h) does not bar application of the ftca to tort claims arising out of the conduct of va medical personnel within the scope of' 38 u.s.c. 7316 (f).” | 7 |
| 2 | Shirley Molzof, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Molzof v. United States | green | “e share the reluctance of other courts addressing this issue to deny the plaintiff the freedom to choose his medical provider and, in effect, to compel him to undergo treatment from his tortfeasor.” | 4 |
| 3 | BARSAMIAN v. City of Kingsburg | green | “that the employment brought the tortfeasor and victim together in time and place is not enough.” | 4 |
| 4 | Fothergill v. United States | green | “he applicability of the discretionary function exception turns on the nature and quality of the harm-producing conduct, not on the plaintiffs' characterization of that conduct.” | 3 |
| 5 | Johnson v. United States | green | “the gathering of information from an individual reporting a potential problem and the communication between rangers is inextricably tied to the rescue decision.” | 3 |
| 6 | Hardscrabble Ranch, L.L.C. v. United States | green | “the existence of some mandatory language does not eliminate discretion when the broader goals sought to be achieved necessarily involve an element of discretion.” | 3 |
| 7 | Clark v. United States | green | “even if the inspections might have revealed dangerous conditions, as the district court explained the plaintiffs have identified only a discretionary duty or function to determine specifically how to remediate those specific conditions and thereby potentially avert their injurie…” | 3 |
| 8 | Clark v. United States | green | “to circumvent the discretionary function exception, the mandatory duty alleged must be one whose breach bears a causal relationship to the plaintiffs' injuries, thereby giving rise to their cause of action against the government.” | 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.