550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 268,482 times 366 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' "
Holding that district court properly treated motion as motion to dismiss, despite presence of affidavits, where there was no indication of the court's reliance on outside materials and the court expressly stated that it was dismissing for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted
Holding that courts may take judicial notice of public disclosure documents in securities fraud causes, but "only for the purpose of determining what statements the documents contain, not to prove the truth of the documents’ contents"
2 Cal.App.4th 153 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991) Cited 490 times
Holding that intentional misrepresentation claim based on a false promise requires plaintiff to plead that "the promisor did not intend to perform at the time he or she made the promise and that it was intended to deceive or induce the promisee to do or not do a particular thing."
Discussing third-party beneficiaries in excess insurance context, finding insurer could sue workers' compensation program administrator for breach of contract as third-party beneficiary to the administration contract because the administrator's duties to resolve claims directly benefitted insurer
Concluding that plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for breach of contract where the claim was “contradicted by the plain language on the face of the contract documents”
Fed. R. Evid. 201 Cited 28,484 times 26 Legal Analyses
Holding "[n]ormally, in deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, courts must limit their inquiry to the facts stated in the complaint and the documents either attached to or incorporated in the complaint. However, courts may also consider matters of which they may take judicial notice."
Authorizing a lender to pursue foreclosure against a defaulted borrower if "[t]he borrower accepts a written first lien loan modification, but defaults on, or otherwise breaches the borrower's obligations under, the first lien loan modification"
Providing that, "[i]f a trustee's deed upon sale has not been recorded, a borrower may bring an action for injunctive relief to enjoin a material violation of [inter alia] Section . . . 2323.6 2923.7"