35 Cited authorities

  1. 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' "
  2. Kassner v. 2nd Avenue Delicatessen Inc.

    496 F.3d 229 (2d Cir. 2007)   Cited 1,633 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that amended complaint must be "sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss under [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure] 12(b)"
  3. Bayerische Landesbank v. Aladdin Capital Mgmt. LLC

    692 F.3d 42 (2d Cir. 2012)   Cited 689 times
    Holding that where a New York branch of a foreign bank "is not separately incorporated, [it] has no legal identity separate from [the parent Bank]"
  4. Starr v. Sony BMG Music Entm't

    592 F.3d 314 (2d Cir. 2010)   Cited 559 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff need only "alleged specific facts sufficient to plausibly suggest that the parallel conduct alleged was the result of an agreement among the defendants"
  5. Dalton v. Educ. Testing Serv

    87 N.Y.2d 384 (N.Y. 1995)   Cited 880 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that defendant testing service breached the implied covenant by ignoring evidence it invited the plaintiff to submit
  6. Diesel Props S.r.l. v. Greystone Business Credit II LLC

    631 F.3d 42 (2d Cir. 2011)   Cited 382 times
    Holding that in order for a party to be bound or liable under a contract there must be a contract between the parties
  7. Ellington Credit Fund, Ltd. v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.

    837 F. Supp. 2d 162 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)   Cited 263 times
    Holding that trustees did not have any "monitoring or safeguarding duties beyond those explicitly provided in the PSA"
  8. Cruden v. Bank of New York

    957 F.2d 961 (2d Cir. 1992)   Cited 474 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a RICO injury does not occur until a debtor defaults on promised principal and equity payments
  9. Quadrant Structured Prods. Co. v. Vertin

    2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 4114 (N.Y. 2014)   Cited 156 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that textual omissions in a "no-action clause" placed limits on the situations in which certain parties could and could not bring suit to enforce a contract
  10. Unitrin, Inc. v. American General Corp.

    651 A.2d 1361 (Del. 1995)   Cited 257 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that burden rests on board of directors which has taken draconian, e.g., coercive, measures in response to hostile tender offer
  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 155,692 times   193 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  12. Section 1331 - Federal question

    28 U.S.C. § 1331   Cited 97,127 times   133 Legal Analyses
    Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."
  13. Section 77ppp - Directions and waivers by bondholders; prohibition of impairment of holder's right to payment; record date

    15 U.S.C. § 77ppp   Cited 55 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting modification of right to receive payment without noteholder's consent "except ... as provided in paragraph of subsection of this section."
  14. Section 210.1-02 - [Effective until 7/1/2024] Definitions of terms used in Regulation S-X (17 CFR part 210)

    17 C.F.R. § 210.1-02   Cited 16 times   5 Legal Analyses

    Unless the context otherwise requires, terms defined in the general rules and regulations or in the instructions to the applicable form, when used in Regulation S-X (this part 210), shall have the respective meanings given in such instructions or rules. In addition, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this section unless the context otherwise requires. (a) (1)Accountant's report. The term accountant's report, when used in regard to financial statements, means a document in which