41 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 279,983 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
  2. Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.

    552 U.S. 312 (2008)   Cited 1,059 times   62 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a State’s “‘requirements’” “includ[e] [the state’s] common-law duties”
  3. U.S. v. Ritchie

    342 F.3d 903 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 3,948 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"
  4. Kearns v. Ford Motor Co.

    567 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 2,353 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that circumstances constituting fraud must be stated with particularity
  5. Carvalho v. Equifax Information Services, LLC

    629 F.3d 876 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 1,197 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding “plaintiff who makes a claim in his complaint, but fails to raise the issue in response to a defendant's motion to dismiss, has effectively abandoned his claim”
  6. Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co.

    44 Cal.3d 1103 (Cal. 1988)   Cited 1,026 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff who suspects wrongdoing but is unaware of any specific facts establishing wrongful conduct on the part of the defendant, may not delay bringing an action until she discovers such facts or their legal significance
  7. In re Medtronic, Inc., Sprint Fidelis Leads

    623 F.3d 1200 (8th Cir. 2010)   Cited 320 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding in medical-device context that potential additional warnings were "precisely the type of state requirement that is 'different from or in addition to' the federal requirement and therefore preempted" (quoting 21 U.S.C. § 360k)
  8. Stengel v. Medtronic Inc.

    704 F.3d 1224 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 230 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the MDA does not preempt a state-law claim for violating a state-law duty that parallels a federal-law duty under the MDA"
  9. Perez v. Nidek Co.

    711 F.3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 189 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that because a plaintiff did not intend to have further eye surgery, he did not have standing to pursue injunctive relief under the California CLRA
  10. Riley v. Cordis Corp.

    625 F. Supp. 2d 769 (D. Minn. 2009)   Cited 159 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that components of a PMA-approved device "work together as a single medical device" and thus "it makes no sense . . . to pick apart the components of a medical device and apply different preemption analyses to different components"
  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 163,974 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  12. Section 337 - Proceedings in name of United States; provision as to subpoenas

    21 U.S.C. § 337   Cited 695 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Providing that suits to enforce the FDCA generally must be brought "by and in the name of the United States"