Conley v. Gibson

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

Foman v. Davis

Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal

Medimmune, Inc. v. GenenTech, Inc.

Holding "the phrase 'case of actual controversy' in the Act refers to the types of 'Cases' and 'Controversies' that are justiciable under Article III"

Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc.

Holding that "it is clearly reasonable to infer that [the defendant] has market power to raise prices and drive out competition in the aftermarkets" for service and parts despite an undisputed lack of market power in the initial product

Eminence Capital, LLC v. Aspeon, Inc.

Holding that the district court abused its discretion because "[d]ismissal with prejudice and without leave to amend is not appropriate unless it is clear on de novo review that the complaint could not be saved by amendment"

Zenith Corp. v. Hazeltine

Holding that the district court erred when it enjoined a nonparty that was never determined to be in active concert with a defendant

Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.

Holding that for an act to be "unfair," it must "threaten" a violation of law or "violate the policy or spirit of one of those laws because its effects are comparable to or the same as a violation of the law"

Owens v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc.

Holding that defendant was not estopped from raising untimely res judicata defense

Brown Shoe Co. v. United States

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.

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 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Rule 19 - Required Joinder of Parties

Holding a person must be joined if disposing the action in the person's absence may leave an existing party subject to a "substantial" risk of incurring inconsistent obligations

Section 702 - Right of review

Granting judicial review of "agency action"

Section 1498 - Patent and copyright cases

Granting the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to adjudicate patent infringement suits against the federal government under a takings theory

Section 207 - Domestic and foreign protection of federally owned inventions