Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

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

Erickson v. Pardus

Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"

Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.

Holding that a federal court may not enjoin execution of a state court judgment pending appeal of that judgment to a state appellate court

Siegel v. Lepore

Holding that there was no irreparable injury where the harm was "wholly speculative"

Bolin v. Story

Holding that federal judges are entitled to "absolute immunity" from suit

Oxford Asset Management, Ltd. v. Jaharis

Holding conclusory allegations are insufficient to state a claim

Financial Sec. v. Stephens, Inc.

Holding that it is appropriate to consider a document attached to a motion to dismiss when "a plaintiff refers to a document in its complaint, the document is central to its claim, its contents are not in dispute, and the defendant attaches the document to its motion to dismiss"

Marshall Cty. Bd. of Educ. v. Marshall Cty

Finding that under Rule 12(b), dismissal of a complaint is appropriate "when, on the basis of a dispositive issue of law, no construction of the factual allegations will support the cause of action."

Strat. Income Fund v. Spear, Leeds Kellogg

Deciding that the third amended complaint, which contained 127 paragraphs, all incorporated by reference into nine separate counts created an "onerous task" for the trial court to sift through

Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

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. . . ."

Section 1961 - Definitions

Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include

Section 13-6-11 - Recovery of expenses of litigation generally

Permitting recovery of attorney's fees against a party that “has acted in bad faith, has been stubbornly litigious, or has caused the plaintiff unnecessary trouble and expense”

Section 9-3-33 - Injuries to the person; injuries to reputation; loss of consortium; exception

Providing a two-year statute-of-limitations for personal injury claims

Section 16-14-1 - Short title

Section 9-3-24 - Actions on simple written contracts; exceptions

Mandating a six-year statute of limitations for "[a]ll actions upon simple contracts in writing"

Section 51-6-2 - When misrepresentation of material fact actionable as deceit; effect of mere concealment; knowledge of falsehood essential to deceit; when knowledge implied

Requiring a misrepresentation or concealment of fact with intent to deceive for an action involving deceit

Section 51-6-1 - Right of action for fraud accompanied by damage