32 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 251,785 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
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 265,756 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' "
  3. Pegram v. Herdrich

    530 U.S. 211 (2000)   Cited 1,348 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there was "jurisdiction regardless of the correctness of the removal" because the "amended complaint alleged ERISA violations, over which the federal courts have jurisdiction"
  4. Sprewell v. Golden State Warriors

    266 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 5,049 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that unwarranted inferences are insufficient to defeat a motion to dismiss
  5. U.S. v. Ritchie

    342 F.3d 903 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 3,645 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a court may consider "certain materials—documents attached to the complaint, documents incorporated by reference in the complaint, or matters of judicial notice—without converting the motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment"
  6. In re Gilead Sciences

    536 F.3d 1049 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 2,897 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a court need not accept as true "allegations that are merely conclusory"
  7. Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer

    573 U.S. 409 (2014)   Cited 301 times   61 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a motion to dismiss in an ERISA case "requires careful judicial consideration of whether the complaint states a claim that the defendant has acted imprudently" and declining to adopt a defendant-friendly presumption
  8. Hecker v. Deere Co.

    556 F.3d 575 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,203 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Holding the use of revenue-sharing for plan expenses did not amount to an ERISA violation
  9. Pension Benefit Guar. Corp. v. Morgan Stanley Inv. Mgmt. Inc.

    712 F.3d 705 (2d Cir. 2013)   Cited 627 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that although failure to diversify may give rise to a claim for breach of fiduciary duty, plaintiff failed to state a claim on the facts alleged
  10. Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

    577 U.S. 312 (2016)   Cited 165 times   37 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a Vermont statute imposing reporting requirements on ERISA plans was preempted because "[d]iffering, or even parallel, regulations from multiple jurisdictions could create wasteful administrative costs and threaten to subject plans to wide-ranging liability"
  11. Section 1132 - Civil enforcement

    29 U.S.C. § 1132   Cited 26,253 times   169 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner
  12. Section 1104 - Fiduciary duties

    29 U.S.C. § 1104   Cited 4,822 times   72 Legal Analyses
    Specifying duties of a "fiduciary . . . with respect to a plan"
  13. Section 1109 - Liability for breach of fiduciary duty

    29 U.S.C. § 1109   Cited 2,488 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Breaching fiduciary "shall be subject to such other equitable or remedial relief as the court may deem appropriate"
  14. Section 1113 - Limitation of actions

    29 U.S.C. § 1113   Cited 1,041 times   43 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing a six year limitations period in instances of fraud or concealment
  15. Section 1101 - Coverage

    29 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 845 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Applying subsections (b) and (b) "[f]or purposes of this part," that is, Part 4, which comprises §§ 1101-1114