24 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 255,123 times   280 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 268,865 times   367 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. Philips v. Pitt Cty. Memorial Hosp

    572 F.3d 176 (4th Cir. 2009)   Cited 3,739 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts “may properly take judicial notice of matters of public record”
  4. Zucco Partners, LLC v. Digimarc Corp.

    552 F.3d 981 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,331 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[m]ere conclusory allegations" about the resignations of company executives did not, without more, give rise to a strong inference of scienter
  5. Hecker v. Deere Co.

    556 F.3d 575 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,208 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Holding the use of revenue-sharing for plan expenses did not amount to an ERISA violation
  6. General Elect. Capital v. Lease Resolution

    128 F.3d 1074 (7th Cir. 1997)   Cited 1,528 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that constructive fraudulent transfer pleadings complied with Rule 9(b) where the complaint alleged that the transferor did not receive reasonably equivalent value and that the transfers "rendered [the transferor] insolvent and effectively precluded" it from paying its debts
  7. Henson v. CSC Credit Services

    29 F.3d 280 (7th Cir. 1994)   Cited 937 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[i]n order to state a claim under 15 U.S.C § 1681e(b), a consumer must sufficiently allege that a credit reporting agency prepared a report containing 'inaccurate' information"
  8. Ledford v. Sullivan

    105 F.3d 354 (7th Cir. 1997)   Cited 647 times
    Holding that a decision on a motion for appointment of an expert witness is reviewed for abuse of discretion
  9. Winget v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    537 F.3d 565 (6th Cir. 2008)   Cited 439 times
    Holding that a bankruptcy court's sale order is a final order for res judicata purposes
  10. Capitol Leasing Co. v. F.D.I.C

    999 F.2d 188 (7th Cir. 1993)   Cited 662 times
    Affirming district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claim for failure to follow the procedures mandated by 12 U.S.C. § 1821(d)
  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 348,416 times   930 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 19 - Required Joinder of Parties

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 19   Cited 9,584 times   55 Legal Analyses
    Holding a person must be joined if disposing the action in the person's absence may leave an existing party subject to a "substantial" risk of incurring inconsistent obligations