17 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,314 times 279 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,259 times 365 Legal Analyses
Holding 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' "
Kassner v. 2nd Avenue Delicatessen Inc.
496 F.3d 229 (2d Cir. 2007) Cited 1,634 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that amended complaint must be "sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss under [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure] 12(b)"
Parker v. Columbia Pictures Industries
204 F.3d 326 (2d Cir. 2000) Cited 1,307 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that "summary judgment may be appropriate under Cleveland where the SSDI and ADA claims ‘involve directly conflicting statements about purely factual matters’ "
Burch v. Pioneer Credit Recovery
551 F.3d 122 (2d Cir. 2008) Cited 710 times
Finding company that provided collection services for three federal agencies was not an agency of the United States government for purposes of the Privacy Act
AEP Energy Servs. Gas Holding Co. v. Bank of Am., N.A.
626 F.3d 699 (2d Cir. 2010) Cited 447 times
Holding that plaintiffs' expert report that contradicted plaintiff's prior representations was insufficient to defeat motion for summary judgment
In re Agent Orange
517 F.3d 76 (2d Cir. 2008) Cited 362 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district court erred in denying leave to amend because plaintiffs "were entitled to amend their complaint as a matter of right without leave of the district court"
Agerbrink v. Model Service LLC
155 F. Supp. 3d 448 (S.D.N.Y. 2016) Cited 146 times
Holding that "[w]hile some additional discovery will certainly be necessary, the possibility 'that an amendment will require the expenditure of additional time, effort, or money does not constitute "undue prejudice"'"
Mason Tenders Dist. Council of Greater N.Y. v. Phase Constr. Servs., Inc.
318 F.R.D. 28 (S.D.N.Y. 2016) Cited 61 times
Finding that witness' testimony and tax returns about subsequent financial years constituted sufficiently specific evidence that financial documents concerning those years may exist at other locations
Wolk v. Kodak Imaging Network, Inc.
840 F. Supp. 2d 724 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) Cited 66 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that providing editing tools that some users used to remove watermarks from images did not interfere with "standard technical measures"
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 90,400 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint
Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 Cited 33,646 times 51 Legal Analyses
Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)
Rule 20 - Permissive Joinder of Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 20 Cited 11,220 times 22 Legal Analyses
Granting courts authority to "issue orders-including an order for separate trials."

Sacerdote et al v. New York University

17 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Holding 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' "

Holding that amended complaint must be "sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss under [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure] 12(b)"

Holding that "summary judgment may be appropriate under Cleveland where the SSDI and ADA claims ‘involve directly conflicting statements about purely factual matters’ "

Finding company that provided collection services for three federal agencies was not an agency of the United States government for purposes of the Privacy Act

Holding that plaintiffs' expert report that contradicted plaintiff's prior representations was insufficient to defeat motion for summary judgment

Holding that the district court erred in denying leave to amend because plaintiffs "were entitled to amend their complaint as a matter of right without leave of the district court"

Holding that "[w]hile some additional discovery will certainly be necessary, the possibility 'that an amendment will require the expenditure of additional time, effort, or money does not constitute "undue prejudice"'"

Finding that witness' testimony and tax returns about subsequent financial years constituted sufficiently specific evidence that financial documents concerning those years may exist at other locations

Holding that providing editing tools that some users used to remove watermarks from images did not interfere with "standard technical measures"

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)

Granting courts authority to "issue orders-including an order for separate trials."