Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 276,716 times 369 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
Colorado River Water Cons. Dist. v. U.S.
424 U.S. 800 (1976) Cited 8,338 times 13 Legal AnalysesHolding that, in limited circumstances, federal courts should abstain from deciding a case when there are related proceedings pending in state court
Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. Co.
517 U.S. 706 (1996) Cited 2,644 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that an abstention-based remand is not a remand for “lack of subject matter jurisdiction” for purposes of §§ 1447(c) and (d)
New Orleans Pub. Serv., Inc. v. New Orleans
491 U.S. 350 (1989) Cited 2,054 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that Burford abstention is not appropriate where the plaintiff's claim "does not involve a state-law claim," and rejecting the Fifth Circuit's declaration that "`the absence of a state law claim [is] not fatal'" to the application of Burford abstention
Burford v. Sun Oil Co.
319 U.S. 315 (1943) Cited 2,431 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that a federal court may abstain from exercising its equity jurisdiction where doing so would "be prejudicial to the public interest" or would "so clearly involve basic problems of [State] policy" (quoting United States ex rel. Greathouse v. Dern , 289 U.S. 352, 360, 53 S.Ct. 614, 77 L.Ed. 1250 (1933) )
J.S. ex Rel. N.S. v. Attica Cent. Schools
386 F.3d 107 (2d Cir. 2004) Cited 948 timesHolding that exhaustion was excused where the plaintiffs challenged "the [s]chool [d]istrict's total failure to prepare and implement Individualized Education Programs," among other systemic issues
Rocanova v. Equitable Life
83 N.Y.2d 603 (N.Y. 1994) Cited 990 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding "[p]unitive damages are not recoverable for an ordinary breach of contract"
Dalton v. Educ. Testing Serv
87 N.Y.2d 384 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 908 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that defendant testing service breached the implied covenant by ignoring evidence it invited the plaintiff to submit
In re Sharp Intern. Corp.
403 F.3d 43 (2d Cir. 2005) Cited 646 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiff must satisfy specific pleading requirements of Rule 9(b) to state actual fraudulent transfer claim under New York law
Alabama Comm'n v. Southern R. Co.
341 U.S. 341 (1951) Cited 482 timesHolding that abstention was proper when the plaintiff's claim consisted of a challenge to an administrative decision born out of a scheme already held constitutional by the Supreme Court
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 357,835 times 950 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 35,874 times 1249 Legal AnalysesHolding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
Section 7803 - Questions raised
N.Y. CPLR 7803 Cited 5,033 timesListing the “only questions” that may be raised in an Article 78 proceeding
Section 7804 - Procedure
N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 7804 Cited 4,627 timesCharacterizing Article 78 proceeding as a “special proceeding” and specifying where such a proceeding may be “brought”
Section 217 - Proceeding against body or officer; actions complaining about conduct that would constitute a union's breach of its duty of fair representation; four months
N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 217 Cited 2,908 timesSetting a four-month statute of limitations
Section 408 - Disclosure
N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 408 Cited 488 timesRequiring leave of court for most forms of discovery in special proceedings
Section 109 - Penalties; civil actions
N.Y. Ins. Law § 109 Cited 65 timesAuthorizing superintendent to impose monetary penalties