31 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,377 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
Daimler AG v. Bauman
571 U.S. 117 (2014) Cited 5,609 times 236 Legal Analyses
Holding that foreign corporations may not be subject to general jurisdiction "whenever they have an in-state subsidiary or affiliate"
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Oper. v. Brown
564 U.S. 915 (2011) Cited 5,196 times 86 Legal Analyses
Holding "the sales of petitioners' tires sporadically made in North Carolina through intermediaries" insufficient to support general jurisdiction
Hertz Corp. v. Friend
559 U.S. 77 (2010) Cited 4,208 times 29 Legal Analyses
Holding that a corporation's principal place of business is “the place where a corporation's officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation's activities”
Phillips v. County of Allegheny
515 F.3d 224 (3d Cir. 2008) Cited 16,796 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile
In re Burlington Coat Factory
114 F.3d 1410 (3d Cir. 1997) Cited 7,642 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court may consider a "document integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint" when deciding a motion to dismiss
Jumara v. State Farm Ins. Co.
55 F.3d 873 (3d Cir. 1995) Cited 2,423 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that a plaintiff's choice of venue "should not be lightly disturbed"
Thompson v. Real Estate Mortg. Network
748 F.3d 142 (3d Cir. 2014) Cited 502 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district court may have been "correct" in not finding a "joint employment" relationship "if one considers only the name of the payor appearing on [plaintiff]'s pay stubs. But [plaintiff] alleges more. The Amended Complaint states that an employee of [defendant] conducted Thompson's training . . . indicating that [defendant] had at least some authority to 'promulgate work rules and assignments'"
Brown v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
814 F.3d 619 (2d Cir. 2016) Cited 408 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that "except in a truly ‘exceptional’ case, a corporate defendant may be treated as ‘essentially at home’ only where it is incorporated or maintains its principal place of business"
Bruno v. Erie Ins. Co.
106 A.3d 48 (Pa. 2014) Cited 385 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that the claim was not barred, in part, because it was not founded on the breach of any specific executory promise contained in the contract
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 345,529 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions
28 U.S.C. § 1441 Cited 49,986 times 149 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”
Section 1404 - Change of venue
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 28,348 times 184 Legal Analyses
Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
Section 1391 - Venue generally
28 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 27,781 times 197 Legal Analyses
Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
Section 5301 - Persons
42 Pa. C.S. § 5301 Cited 239 times 22 Legal Analyses
Providing that registration as a foreign corporation in the state "constitute a sufficient basis of jurisdiction to enable the tribunals of this Commonwealth to exercise general personal jurisdiction over [it]"

Replica Auto Body Panels and Auto Sales v. Intech Trailers

31 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 foreign corporations may not be subject to general jurisdiction "whenever they have an in-state subsidiary or affiliate"

Holding "the sales of petitioners' tires sporadically made in North Carolina through intermediaries" insufficient to support general jurisdiction

Holding that a corporation's principal place of business is “the place where a corporation's officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation's activities”

Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile

Holding that a court may consider a "document integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint" when deciding a motion to dismiss

Holding that a plaintiff's choice of venue "should not be lightly disturbed"

Holding that "except in a truly ‘exceptional’ case, a corporate defendant may be treated as ‘essentially at home’ only where it is incorporated or maintains its principal place of business"

Holding that the claim was not barred, in part, because it was not founded on the breach of any specific executory promise contained in the contract

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Holding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”

Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

Providing that registration as a foreign corporation in the state "constitute a sufficient basis of jurisdiction to enable the tribunals of this Commonwealth to exercise general personal jurisdiction over [it]"