31 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,709 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
Phillips v. County of Allegheny
515 F.3d 224 (3d Cir. 2008) Cited 16,822 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile
Maio v. Aetna, Inc.
221 F.3d 472 (3d Cir. 2000) Cited 1,112 times
Holding no RICO cause of action because factual predicate necessary for damages to be incurred at all too speculative
Burrow v. Arce
997 S.W.2d 229 (Tex. 1999) Cited 489 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that an attorney who breaches his fiduciary duty to his client may be required to forfeit all or part of his fee, irrespective of whether the breach caused the client actual damages
Huber v. Taylor
469 F.3d 67 (3d Cir. 2006) Cited 154 times
Holding that plaintiffs did not waive choice of law issue on grounds that "we have been reluctant to apply the waiver doctrine when only an issue of law is raised"
Rizzo v. Haines
520 Pa. 484 (Pa. 1989) Cited 223 times
Holding that "breach of the duty to investigate, and to inform one's client of, settlement offers does not require expert testimony"
Slovensky v. Friedman
142 Cal.App.4th 1518 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) Cited 127 times 1 Legal Analyses
Affirming the trial court's summary judgment for defendant in a fiduciary duty and legal malpractice action where the plaintiff failed to establish damages
Steiner v. Markel
600 Pa. 515 (Pa. 2009) Cited 96 times
Holding that an appellate court may not reverse a judgment on a basis that was not properly raised and preserved by the parties
McDermott v. Party City Corp.
11 F. Supp. 2d 612 (E.D. Pa. 1998) Cited 121 times
Finding that "where a party claiming the condition has not been satisfied is the cause of the non-occurrence, he or she may not claim the non-occurrence to his or her advantage."
Chen v. Chen Qualified Settlement Fund
552 F.3d 218 (2d Cir. 2009) Cited 89 times
Holding that "adverse rulings, without more, will rarely suffice to provide a reasonable basis for questioning a judge's impartiality"
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 345,885 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

Airgas, Inc. v. Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP

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

Holding no RICO cause of action because factual predicate necessary for damages to be incurred at all too speculative

Holding that an attorney who breaches his fiduciary duty to his client may be required to forfeit all or part of his fee, irrespective of whether the breach caused the client actual damages

Holding that plaintiffs did not waive choice of law issue on grounds that "we have been reluctant to apply the waiver doctrine when only an issue of law is raised"

Holding that "breach of the duty to investigate, and to inform one's client of, settlement offers does not require expert testimony"

Affirming the trial court's summary judgment for defendant in a fiduciary duty and legal malpractice action where the plaintiff failed to establish damages

Holding that an appellate court may not reverse a judgment on a basis that was not properly raised and preserved by the parties

Finding that "where a party claiming the condition has not been satisfied is the cause of the non-occurrence, he or she may not claim the non-occurrence to his or her advantage."

Holding that "adverse rulings, without more, will rarely suffice to provide a reasonable basis for questioning a judge's impartiality"

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