39 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 251,360 times 279 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 265,336 times 364 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
Warth v. Seldin
422 U.S. 490 (1975) Cited 11,829 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"
Associated General Contractors v. Carpenters
459 U.S. 519 (1983) Cited 5,008 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries
Brooks v. Ross
578 F.3d 574 (7th Cir. 2009) Cited 3,246 times
Holding that a claim is plausible if the facts alleged raise a reasonable expectation that discovery will yield evidence supporting the allegations
Doe I v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
572 F.3d 677 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 3,130 times 2 Legal Analyses
Finding that plaintiffs' general statement that defendant exercised control over their daily employment to be conclusory and affirming dismissal
Swanson v. Citibank
614 F.3d 400 (7th Cir. 2010) Cited 1,968 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding plaintiff stated a claim under § 3605
Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.
20 Cal.4th 163 (Cal. 1999) Cited 2,417 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding that for an act to be "unfair," it must "threaten" a violation of law or "violate the policy or spirit of one of those laws because its effects are comparable to or the same as a violation of the law"
Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
29 Cal.4th 1134 (Cal. 2003) Cited 1,652 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiff cannot recover damages under Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 unless plaintiff has "an ownership interest in the money it seeks to recover"
Anderson v. District Board of Trustees of Central Florida Community College
77 F.3d 364 (11th Cir. 1996) Cited 892 times
Holding that plaintiffs are required to "present each claim for relief in a separate count" rather than asserting numerous claims within a single count
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 344,399 times 920 Legal Analyses
Granting 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 34,808 times 1232 Legal Analyses
Holding 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 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 17,788 times 315 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting unlawful business practices
Section 17203 - Injunctive relief
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17203 Cited 983 times 5 Legal Analyses
Requiring that an individual plead that she lost "money or property" because of the alleged deceptive conduct
Section 1174 - Duties of employers
Cal. Lab. Code § 1174 Cited 357 times 2 Legal Analyses
Requiring employers to keep payroll records of hours worked daily by employees
Section 11070 - Order Regulating Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions in the Mercantile Industry
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8 § 11070 Cited 237 times 13 Legal Analyses
Requiring pay "[i]f an employee is required to report for work a second time in any one workday and is furnished less than two hours of work on the second reporting"

Casida et al v. Sears Holdings Corporation et al

39 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"

Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries

Holding that a claim is plausible if the facts alleged raise a reasonable expectation that discovery will yield evidence supporting the allegations

Finding that plaintiffs' general statement that defendant exercised control over their daily employment to be conclusory and affirming dismissal

Holding plaintiff stated a claim under § 3605

Holding that for an act to be "unfair," it must "threaten" a violation of law or "violate the policy or spirit of one of those laws because its effects are comparable to or the same as a violation of the law"

Holding that plaintiff cannot recover damages under Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 unless plaintiff has "an ownership interest in the money it seeks to recover"

Holding that plaintiffs are required to "present each claim for relief in a separate count" rather than asserting numerous claims within a single count

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

Holding 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"

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Requiring that an individual plead that she lost "money or property" because of the alleged deceptive conduct

Requiring employers to keep payroll records of hours worked daily by employees

Requiring pay "[i]f an employee is required to report for work a second time in any one workday and is furnished less than two hours of work on the second reporting"