Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,946 times 281 Legal AnalysesHolding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Taylor v. Books a Million, Inc.
296 F.3d 376 (5th Cir. 2002) Cited 1,912 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding plaintiffs in Title VII cases "must exhaust administrative remedies before pursuing claims in federal court"
U.S. ex Rel. Grubbs v. Kanneganti
565 F.3d 180 (5th Cir. 2009) Cited 813 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding that defendants received adequate notice in a False Claims Act case where the complaint alleged a scheme to submit false claims and enough details that the defendants—who "will be in possession of the most relevant records, such as patients’ charts, doctors’ notes, and internal billing records"—could adequately investigate and defend the claims
United States ex rel. Thompson v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.
125 F.3d 899 (5th Cir. 1997) Cited 690 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that an AKS violation may support a claim under the FCA under a false certification theory
U.S. ex Rel. Steury v. Cardinal Health, Inc.
625 F.3d 262 (5th Cir. 2010) Cited 327 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that denial of leave to amend may be warranted for undue delay, bad faith or dilatory motive on the part of the movant, repeated failure to cure deficiencies, undue prejudice to the opposing party, or futility of a proposed amendment
U.S. v. U.S.
575 F.3d 458 (5th Cir. 2009) Cited 260 times 4 Legal AnalysesFinding liability for fraudulently induced grant even though defendant produced satisfactory product, and awarding as damages the full amount paid
U.S. v. City of Houston
523 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 2008) Cited 256 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that an FCA relator “must demonstrate that defendants shared a specific intent to defraud the Government”
United States ex rel. Spicer v. Westbrook
751 F.3d 354 (5th Cir. 2014) Cited 162 timesHolding that disclosure obligation was triggered for debtor whose estate was the relator in a qui tam action
U.S. v. Continental Common
553 F.3d 869 (5th Cir. 2008) Cited 72 timesHolding that to plead a false claim the relator must "state the factual basis for the fraudulent claim with particularity and cannot rely on speculation or conclusional allegations"
U.S. ex Rel. Hebert v. Dizney
295 F. App'x 717 (5th Cir. 2008) Cited 50 timesHolding that parties must identify "specific action of specific individuals at specific times that would constitute fraud against the government"
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,974 times 197 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters
Fed. R. Civ. P. 9 Cited 40,144 times 335 Legal AnalysesRequiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity