56 Cited authorities

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,542 times 365 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' "
Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio
475 U.S. 574 (1986) Cited 113,103 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them
Papasan v. Allain
478 U.S. 265 (1986) Cited 16,677 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"
Associated General Contractors v. Carpenters
459 U.S. 519 (1983) Cited 5,029 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries
Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.
429 U.S. 477 (1977) Cited 2,063 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that mere economic loss does not amount to an antitrust injury under the antitrust laws
Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.
467 U.S. 752 (1984) Cited 1,433 times 29 Legal Analyses
Holding that a parent and a wholly owned subsidiary have a "complete unity of interest" because "their objectives are common" and "their general corporate actions are guided or determined not by two separate corporate consciousness, but one"
Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp.
465 U.S. 752 (1984) Cited 1,184 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that a plaintiff in a vertical price-fixing case must produce evidence which "tends to exclude the possibility of independent action"
Verizon Comm. v. Law Offices of Trinko
540 U.S. 398 (2004) Cited 506 times 54 Legal Analyses
Holding even a monopolist has no duty to cooperate with rivals
Brown Shoe Co. v. United States
370 U.S. 294 (1962) Cited 1,818 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding judgment final and appealable where district court passed on every prayer for relief in the complaint and ordered full divestiture of stock, although court had not yet approved a divestiture plan
Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
29 Cal.4th 1134 (Cal. 2003) Cited 1,655 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"
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 345,805 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 17,833 times 315 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting unlawful business practices
Section 2 - Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
15 U.S.C. § 2 Cited 4,383 times 30 Legal Analyses
In § 2 cases under the Sherman Act, as in § 7 cases under the Clayton Act (Brown Shoe Co. v. United States, 370 U.S. 294, 325) there may be submarkets that are separate economic entities.
Section 1 - Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty
15 U.S.C. § 1 Cited 2,903 times 66 Legal Analyses
Making illegal "[e]very contract, combination ..., or conspiracy, in restraint of trade"
Section 16720 - Trust
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16720 Cited 423 times 6 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting any combination to prevent competition in the "sale or purchase of any commodity"

Copart, Inc. v. Auto Auction Services Corp.

56 Cited authorities

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, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"

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

Holding that mere economic loss does not amount to an antitrust injury under the antitrust laws

Holding that a parent and a wholly owned subsidiary have a "complete unity of interest" because "their objectives are common" and "their general corporate actions are guided or determined not by two separate corporate consciousness, but one"

Holding that a plaintiff in a vertical price-fixing case must produce evidence which "tends to exclude the possibility of independent action"

Holding even a monopolist has no duty to cooperate with rivals

Holding judgment final and appealable where district court passed on every prayer for relief in the complaint and ordered full divestiture of stock, although court had not yet approved a divestiture plan

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"

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

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

In § 2 cases under the Sherman Act, as in § 7 cases under the Clayton Act (Brown Shoe Co. v. United States, 370 U.S. 294, 325) there may be submarkets that are separate economic entities.

Making illegal "[e]very contract, combination ..., or conspiracy, in restraint of trade"

Prohibiting any combination to prevent competition in the "sale or purchase of any commodity"