550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,697 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' "
Holding that on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, a court may, in addition to the complaint itself, consider "any written instrument attached to it as an exhibit, materials incorporated in it by reference, and documents that, although not incorporated by reference, are ‘integral to the complaint"
Holding that clause submitting to arbitration "any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the agreement" is "paradigm of a broad clause" and thus establish presumption of arbitrability
Holding that damages based on lost future profits "may not be merely speculative, possible or imaginary, but must be reasonably certain and directly traceable to the breach, not remote or the result of other intervening causes"
Holding that intervening cause in underlying case was not an affirmative defense because intervening cause was integral part of proximate cause analysis in breach of contract/breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing action
Holding that an agreement governed by New York law that states that “[a]ny controversy ... shall be settled by arbitration” clearly and unmistakably reserves the decision of arbitrability for the arbitrator
Holding that New York law applies where a substantial amount of the conduct at issue underlying the contract-formation dispute occurred in New York and the defendant raised no objection to the application of New York law
Holding one party's membership in a regulatory exchange insufficient to establish parties' clear and unmistakable intent to have arbitrator decide issue of arbitrability