Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

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

Continental Co. v. Union Carbide

Holding that Court of Appeals erred by addressing plaintiff's allegations as separate claims, because in an antitrust case "plaintiffs should be given the full benefit of their proof without tightly compartmentalizing the various factual components and wiping the slate clean after scrutiny of each."

In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs

Holding that in injunction case, the defendant's cost of compliance with the injunction can be added to meet the minimum amount in controversy

In re Pressure Sensitive Labelstock Antitrust Litigation

Finding insufficient allegations that parent participated in antitrust conspiracy on its own, even though court already found sufficient allegations that subsidiary did participate

In re Urethane Antitrust Litigation

Declining to apply American Pipe tolling when sitting in diversity because of the established principle that "state law alone must govern the application of a tolling principle to a state's statute of limitations"

Standard Iron Works v. Arcelormittal

Finding plausibility despite lack of direct evidence of collective action by looking at a series of industry meetings attended by steel executives that were followed by industry-wide production cuts

United States v. Hayter Oil Co. of Greeneville

Holding that withdrawal from a conspiracy constitutes "an affirmative defense which must be proven by the defendant"

In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation

Finding affirmative act where the defendant made public, false statements affirming their compliance with applicable antitrust laws, and took affirmative steps to destroy evidence of secret meetings

In re Urethane Antitrust Litigation

Declining supplemental jurisdiction over EU antitrust claim and reporting the parties were "unable to identify any reported case in which a court in the United States exercised jurisdiction over antitrust claims asserted under European law"

Precision Assocs., Inc. v. Panalpina World Transp. (Holding) Ltd.

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

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