Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 265,756 times 364 Legal AnalysesHolding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.
572 U.S. 118 (2014) Cited 2,825 times 69 Legal AnalysesHolding that a plaintiff seeking to bring suit under a federal statute must show not only that he has standing under Article III, but also that his "complaint fall within the zone of interests protected by the law" invoked
Arista Records v. Doe 3
604 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2010) Cited 2,754 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[t]he Twombly plausibility standard . . . does not prevent a plaintiff from pleading facts alleged upon information and belief where the facts are peculiarly within the possession and control of the defendant, or where the belief is based on factual information that makes the inference of culpability plausible"
Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois
431 U.S. 720 (1977) Cited 1,286 times 61 Legal AnalysesHolding that indirect purchasers cannot recover damages under federal antitrust law
In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation
618 F.3d 300 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 1,457 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that per se "hub and spoke" theory was not properly pled when complaint detailed specific agreements between multiple insurers and a single broker, but did not allege facts such that the court could infer that the insurers had agreed horizontally to enter into their respective agreements with the broker
United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
438 U.S. 422 (1978) Cited 970 times 16 Legal AnalysesHolding that “[t]he exchange of price data and other information among competitors does not invariably have anticompetitive effect ... we have held that such exchanges of information do not constitute a per se violation of the Sherman Act”
Glob. Network Commc'ns v. City of N.Y
458 F.3d 150 (2d Cir. 2006) Cited 1,294 timesHolding that courts may consider extrinsic documents when deciding a motion to dismiss where “the incorporated material is a contract or other legal document containing obligations upon which the plaintiff's complaint stands or falls, but which for some reason-usually because the document, read in its entirety would undermine the legitimacy of the plaintiff's claim-was not attached to the complaint”
Shields v. Citytrust Bancorp, Inc.
25 F.3d 1124 (2d Cir. 1994) Cited 1,807 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that scienter cannot be "base[d] . . . on speculation and conclusory allegations"
Blue Shield of Virginia v. McCready
457 U.S. 465 (1982) Cited 603 times 10 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiff had suffered antitrust injury because although she was not a competitor or customer of defendants, her injury was "inextricably intertwined" with the injury defendants sought to inflict on their target market
Major League Baseball v. Salvino
542 F.3d 290 (2d Cir. 2008) Cited 912 timesHolding adequate foundation for business records exception laid in similar affidavit