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Advanced Physicians SC v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company et al

Brief/Memorandum in Support

33 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 252,626 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 266,542 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. Warth v. Seldin

    422 U.S. 490 (1975)   Cited 11,861 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"

  4. Varity Corp. v. Howe

    516 U.S. 489 (1996)   Cited 2,383 times   32 Legal Analyses
    Holding that ERISA fiduciaries may have duties to disclose information about plan prospects that they have no duty, or even power, to change

  5. Vega v. National Life Insurance Services, Inc.

    188 F.3d 287 (5th Cir. 1999)   Cited 665 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "when assessing factual questions, the district court is constrained to the evidence before the plan administrator."

  6. Clark v. Tarrant County, Texas

    798 F.2d 736 (5th Cir. 1986)   Cited 847 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the probation department of the state of Texas was an arm of the state and thereby entitled to 11th Amendment immunity

  7. Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap As v. HeereMac Vof

    241 F.3d 420 (5th Cir. 2001)   Cited 389 times
    Holding that a foreign plaintiff injured in a foreign marketplace must show that a substantial domestic effect on United State commerce "gives rise" to its antitrust claim

  8. Tolson v. Avondale Industries, Inc.

    141 F.3d 604 (5th Cir. 1998)   Cited 274 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiff could not maintain claim for breach of fiduciary duty under section 1132 because he had "adequate redress for disavowed claims through his right to bring suit pursuant to section 1132"

  9. Gilbert v. Donahoe

    751 F.3d 303 (5th Cir. 2014)   Cited 129 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that we may “affirm on any ground supported by the record ... so long as the argument was raised below”

  10. Ala.-Coushatta Tribe of Tex. v. United States

    757 F.3d 484 (5th Cir. 2014)   Cited 122 times
    Concluding that a "blanket challenge to all " permitting and leasing decisions by the government on a large tract of national park land constituted an impermissible programmatic attack because "[t]he challenge [was] to the way the Government administer[ed the] programs and not to a particular and identifiable action taken by the Government"

  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 345,805 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 1132 - Civil enforcement

    29 U.S.C. § 1132   Cited 26,275 times   170 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner