30 Cited authorities

  1. 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
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 266,313 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' "
  3. 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
  4. Hanson v. Denckla

    357 U.S. 235 (1958)   Cited 7,865 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that personal jurisdiction over defendant trustee was inappropriate when defendant's only contacts with the forum resulted from plaintiff-settlor's unilateral activity of moving to Florida
  5. Reves v. Ernst Young

    507 U.S. 170 (1993)   Cited 1,412 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the defendant "participates" if he "directs" the pattern of racketeering activity
  6. Jackson v. Bellsouth Telecomms.

    372 F.3d 1250 (11th Cir. 2004)   Cited 1,775 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the same analysis applies to federal and Florida RICO claims
  7. United Tech. Corp. v. Mazer

    556 F.3d 1260 (11th Cir. 2009)   Cited 876 times
    Holding that " court without personal jurisdiction is powerless to take further action"
  8. Madara v. Hall

    916 F.2d 1510 (11th Cir. 1990)   Cited 707 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that even when a defendant submits evidence supporting his jurisdictional position, we still "accept the facts alleged in the complaint as true, to the extent they are uncontroverted by the defendant's affidavits"
  9. Republic of Pan. v. BCCI Holdings (Lux.) S.A.

    119 F.3d 935 (11th Cir. 1997)   Cited 533 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding sec. 1132(e) valid unless it causes a "severe disadvantage" to defendant
  10. Wendt v. Horowitz

    822 So. 2d 1252 (Fla. 2002)   Cited 348 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sending negligent legal work into Florida could give rise to personal jurisdiction but declining to decide whether it did in that case
  11. 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
  12. Section 1962 - Prohibited activities

    18 U.S.C. § 1962   Cited 15,864 times   59 Legal Analyses
    Specifying prohibited activities
  13. Section 1341 - Frauds and swindles

    18 U.S.C. § 1341   Cited 13,397 times   103 Legal Analyses
    Relating to mail fraud
  14. Section 48.193 - Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state

    Fla. Stat. § 48.193   Cited 1,602 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Referencing Fla. Stat. § 685.102
  15. Section 1342 - Fictitious name or address

    18 U.S.C. § 1342   Cited 580 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Assuming a fictitious name or address to promote a scheme