26 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 251,597 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 265,563 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' "
Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,738 times 138 Legal Analyses
Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"
Conley v. Gibson
355 U.S. 41 (1957) Cited 58,437 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"
Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit
507 U.S. 163 (1993) Cited 5,107 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that there is no heightened pleading requirement in § 1983 suits against municipalities
Bennett v. Spear
520 U.S. 154 (1997) Cited 3,682 times 35 Legal Analyses
Holding that a Final Biological Opinion has "legal consequences," even though the action agency is not legally obligated to accept the opinion's recommendations or conclusions, because the opinion "alter the legal regime to which the action agency is subject"
Burns Intern. Sec. Serv. v. Intern. Union Upgwa
47 F.3d 14 (2d Cir. 1994) Cited 274 times
Holding that a Rule 12(c) motion should be granted when the movant is "entitled to judgment as a matter of law"
Swallows v. Barnes Noble Book Stores, Inc.
128 F.3d 990 (6th Cir. 1997) Cited 251 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant was an employer within the meaning of the statute to establish liability under the ADA
Torres v. Merck
488 F.3d 34 (1st Cir. 2007) Cited 180 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that first factor weighed in favor of finding of a single enterprise where parent company established personnel policies applicable to all of its subsidiaries and retained the power to terminate an employee at a subsidiary
Baystate Alt. Staffing, Inc. v. Herman
163 F.3d 668 (1st Cir. 1998) Cited 218 times 5 Legal Analyses
Finding that the Bonnette factors provided the best framework for determining whether an agency that provided temporary workers to other entities was a joint employer of the workers under the FLSA
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 344,659 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 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 155,577 times 193 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 201 - Short title
29 U.S.C. § 201 Cited 20,878 times 100 Legal Analyses
Setting fourteen as the minimum age for most non-agricultural work

Cavallaro et al v. UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. et al

26 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 the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

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 there is no heightened pleading requirement in § 1983 suits against municipalities

Holding that a Final Biological Opinion has "legal consequences," even though the action agency is not legally obligated to accept the opinion's recommendations or conclusions, because the opinion "alter the legal regime to which the action agency is subject"

Holding that a Rule 12(c) motion should be granted when the movant is "entitled to judgment as a matter of law"

Holding that the plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant was an employer within the meaning of the statute to establish liability under the ADA

Holding that first factor weighed in favor of finding of a single enterprise where parent company established personnel policies applicable to all of its subsidiaries and retained the power to terminate an employee at a subsidiary

Finding that the Bonnette factors provided the best framework for determining whether an agency that provided temporary workers to other entities was a joint employer of the workers under the FLSA

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

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

Setting fourteen as the minimum age for most non-agricultural work