Burt v. Titlow

Holding that the Court's decision declining to set aside state court finding that a lawyer was not ineffective did not exonerate the lawyer from the fact that he “may well have violated the rules of professional conduct”

Atl. Marine Constr. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court for the W. Dist. of Tex.

Holding that the correct procedural mechanism for enforcement of an FSC specifying a foreign forum is through a motion to dismiss for FNC

Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno

Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"

Shady Grove Orthopedic v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Holding that rules of civil procedure allowing multiple claims to be litigated together "neither change plaintiffs' separate entitlements to relief nor abridge defendants' rights; they alter only how the claims are processed"

Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.

Holding that, because the defendant was "carrying on a part of its general business" in the state, it was fair to subject the defendant to jurisdiction for a claim arising out of that activity

Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.

Holding that "full and fair opportunity to litigate" is satisfied by minimum procedural requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment

Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles

Holding that a plaintiff may not evade CAFA jurisdiction by stipulating that the class would seek damages below CAFA's jurisdictional threshold

Van Dusen v. Barrack

Holding that a "change of venue under § 1404 generally should be, with respect to state law, but a change of courtrooms"

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts

Holding that “the Due Process Clause of course requires that the named plaintiff at all times adequately represent the interests of the absent class members”

Howlett v. Rose

Holding that "the State and arms of the State . . . are not subject to suit under § 1983"

Rule 41 - Dismissal of Actions

Holding that such dismissal "operates as an adjudication on the merits"

Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

Rule 23 - Class Actions

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs

Granting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct

Rule 23 - Class Actions