17 Cited authorities

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 280,791 times 369 Legal Analyses
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
551 U.S. 89 (2007) Cited 65,504 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"
New Hampshire v. Maine
532 U.S. 742 (2001) Cited 4,679 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that under the doctrine of judicial estoppel, “New Hampshire is equitably barred from asserting—contrary to its position in the 1970's litigation—that the inland Piscataqua River boundary runs along the Maine shore”
Conley v. Gibson
355 U.S. 41 (1957) Cited 59,382 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"
Fed. Express Corp. v. Holowecki
552 U.S. 389 (2008) Cited 1,142 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that the EEOC "acted within its authority in formulating the rule that a filing is deemed a charge if the document reasonably can be construed to request agency action and appropriate relief on the employee’s behalf"
Bonner v. City of Prichard
661 F.2d 1206 (11th Cir. 1981) Cited 16,523 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that all decisions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued prior to the close of business of September 30, 1981, are binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit
Edwards v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.
690 F.2d 595 (6th Cir. 1982) Cited 436 times 1 Legal Analyses
Finding that the plaintiff did not "successfully assert" a contrary position where the relief he sought was obtained, not by a judicial ruling, but by way of "the settlement of the contested claim"
Matter of Cassidy
892 F.2d 637 (7th Cir. 1990) Cited 341 times
Holding that a party that, on appeal, prevailed on a subsidiary question but lost the appeal as a whole was judicially estopped
U.S. v. McCaskey
9 F.3d 368 (5th Cir. 1993) Cited 224 times
Holding party was not permitted to raise judicial estoppel defense for first time on appeal
Allen v. Zurich Ins. Co.
667 F.2d 1162 (4th Cir. 1982) Cited 306 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that judicial estoppel "protect the essential integrity of the judicial process"
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 164,455 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1981 - Equal rights under the law
42 U.S.C. § 1981 Cited 38,918 times 265 Legal Analyses
Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race

Boyd et al v. Koch Foods of Alabama, LLC et al

17 Cited authorities

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

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

Holding that under the doctrine of judicial estoppel, “New Hampshire is equitably barred from asserting—contrary to its position in the 1970's litigation—that the inland Piscataqua River boundary runs along the Maine shore”

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 the EEOC "acted within its authority in formulating the rule that a filing is deemed a charge if the document reasonably can be construed to request agency action and appropriate relief on the employee’s behalf"

Holding that all decisions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued prior to the close of business of September 30, 1981, are binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit

Finding that the plaintiff did not "successfully assert" a contrary position where the relief he sought was obtained, not by a judicial ruling, but by way of "the settlement of the contested claim"

Holding that a party that, on appeal, prevailed on a subsidiary question but lost the appeal as a whole was judicially estopped

Holding party was not permitted to raise judicial estoppel defense for first time on appeal

Holding that judicial estoppel "protect the essential integrity of the judicial process"

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race