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
Holding that "the label attached to an order by the trial court is not decisive" when assessing whether parties may bring an interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292
Holding that a scheme that lasted at most seven to eight months was "precisely the type of short-term, closed-ended fraud that, subsequent to H.J., Inc., this circuit consistently has held does not constitute a pattern."
225 Ill. 2d 52 (Ill. 2006) Cited 220 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that whether a party has committed a material breach of contract is a question of fact and the circuit court's determination is subject to a manifest weight of the evidence standard
Holding that plaintiff must allege that individual defendant " directly and personally engaged in conduct that led to the specific environmental damage at issue"