550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 268,865 times 367 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' "
544 U.S. 336 (2005) Cited 3,563 times 67 Legal Analyses
Holding that the securities statutes have a private of action “not to provide investors with broad insurance against market losses, but to protect them against those economic losses that misrepresentations actually cause”
Holding that because "the notion of deliberate indifference contemplates a danger that must at least be foreseeable," defendant cannot be said to have ignored a foreseeable risk or danger if plaintiff has not shown the existence of such a risk
575 U.S. 175 (2015) Cited 461 times 55 Legal Analyses
Holding in the context of a claim under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 that whether a statement is "misleading" is determined from "the perspective of a reasonable investor"
Holding that a Section 1983 plaintiff is only entitled to relief "if complaint sufficiently alleges deprivation of any right secured by the Constitution"
15 U.S.C. § 78j Cited 12,536 times 165 Legal Analyses
Granting SEC power to establish rules to further statute forbidding manipulative or deceptive devices in connection with purchase or sale of securities
15 U.S.C. § 77z-2 Cited 185 times 19 Legal Analyses
Defining "forward-looking" statements as statements that are projections about future financial status, future operations, and future economic performance