511 U.S. 375 (1994) Cited 18,979 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that absent a reservation of jurisdiction in the stipulated dismissal order, federal courts lack jurisdiction to consider enforcement of a settlement agreement
355 U.S. 41 (1957) Cited 58,501 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"
Holding that an injured child's FTCA claim could not have accrued when the child's doctors "had not yet reached a conclusion" as to the cause of the child's injury
Determining whether a complaint is frivolous or malicious precedes decision whether to grant in forma pauperis status and whether to order issuance and service of process
Holding that Bivens actions governed by same statute of limitations as 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions; limitations period for § 1983 actions is same as personal injury actions in state in which claim accrues
Holding that Medicare program was a collateral source under Missouri law, and therefore damages should not be reduced by the amount of Medicare Part A or Part B benefits, because plaintiff paid Social Security taxes while he was employed and Medicare premiums were withheld from his Social Security retirement benefits
Holding that "even if the transfer [of an inmate from Kentucky to Missouri] was sufficient to establish minimum contacts" between the Kentucky corrections officials and the State of Missouri, "the plaintiff's cause of action [asserting denial of medical treatment] did not arise from the act"
Finding that even identification of the plaintiff as decedent's wife on S–95 form did not give notice to fulfill the FTCA's requirement for filing an administrative claim for loss of consortium