24 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,896 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 279,933 times 369 Legal Analyses
Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall
466 U.S. 408 (1984) Cited 9,468 times 26 Legal Analyses
Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
444 U.S. 286 (1980) Cited 11,062 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding that an Oklahoma court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a car retailer when the retailer's only connection to Oklahoma was the fact that a car sold in New York became involved in an accident in Oklahoma
Associated General Contractors v. Carpenters
459 U.S. 519 (1983) Cited 5,221 times 34 Legal Analyses
Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries
Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington
326 U.S. 310 (1945) Cited 23,155 times 111 Legal Analyses
Holding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )
Collins v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
224 F.3d 496 (5th Cir. 2000) Cited 3,702 times
Holding that a court may consider “[d]ocuments that a defendant attaches to a motion to dismiss ... if they are referred to in the plaintiff's complaint and are central to her claim” (quoting Venture Assocs. Corp. v. Zenith Data Sys. Corp., 987 F.2d 429, 431 (7th Cir.1993) )
Travis v. Irby
326 F.3d 644 (5th Cir. 2003) Cited 1,403 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiff's discovery responses that at that time she did not have an expert witness or all facts necessary to her claim should not have been construed "as admissions that she had no factual basis or evidence in support of her claims against [the resident defendant]"
Johnston v. Multidata
523 F.3d 602 (5th Cir. 2008) Cited 634 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding defendant did not "ha[ve] a general business presence in [Texas] based on the residence of two employees . . . [who] work[ed] from home and report[ed] to supervisors located in Toronto, Canada" because "[w]hile their presence [was] certainly a regular contact with Texas, it [was] not substantial enough to create a general business presence in Texas"
Wilson v. Belin
20 F.3d 644 (5th Cir. 1994) Cited 968 times
Holding that communication into the forum state was not purposefully directed into the state
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 361,619 times 960 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,952 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Architecttura Inc v. Mission Village of Pecos Llc et al

24 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation

Holding that an Oklahoma court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over a car retailer when the retailer's only connection to Oklahoma was the fact that a car sold in New York became involved in an accident in Oklahoma

Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries

Holding that a court may consider “[d]ocuments that a defendant attaches to a motion to dismiss ... if they are referred to in the plaintiff's complaint and are central to her claim” (quoting Venture Assocs. Corp. v. Zenith Data Sys. Corp., 987 F.2d 429, 431 (7th Cir.1993) )

Holding that the plaintiff's discovery responses that at that time she did not have an expert witness or all facts necessary to her claim should not have been construed "as admissions that she had no factual basis or evidence in support of her claims against [the resident defendant]"

Holding that communication into the forum state was not purposefully directed into the state

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

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."