29 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,691 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 279,746 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
Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside
578 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2009) Cited 14,529 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion "in denying a motion for a class action determination which was untimely under the local rule"
Andrews v. City of Philadelphia
895 F.2d 1469 (3d Cir. 1990) Cited 2,768 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "harassment is pervasive when 'incidents of harassment occur either in concert or with regularity'"
Nicini v. Morra
212 F.3d 798 (3d Cir. 2000) Cited 1,205 times
Holding that a social worker's conduct did not shock the conscience under the deliberate indifference standard where the social worker failed to properly investigate members of a potential foster family, and the father of the potential foster family sexually abused the plaintiff
Simmons v. City of Philadelphia
947 F.2d 1042 (3d Cir. 1991) Cited 606 times
Holding that city policymakers, who owed an independent duty to pretrial detainees, were individually liable under § 1983 for prisoner suicide, even though factfinder determined that the turnkey had not violated prisoner's constitutional rights
Kazatsky v. King David Memorial Park
515 Pa. 183 (Pa. 1987) Cited 443 times
Holding that IIED plaintiffs must present competent medical evidence of their damages
Brown v. Pennsylvania Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Training Institute
318 F.3d 473 (3d Cir. 2003) Cited 256 times
Holding that Section 1983 liability for the unduly delayed arrival of EMTs requires that the state actor's conduct “shocks the conscience”
Hamil v. Bashline
481 Pa. 256 (Pa. 1978) Cited 473 times 1 Legal Analyses
Recognizing “in certain situations involving physical injury, it is possible for a jury reasonably to infer causation from the circumstances of an accident or occurrence”
Reardon v. Allegheny College
2007 Pa. Super. 160 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2007) Cited 174 times 1 Legal Analyses
Finding use of the phrase "might have" rendered statement non-actionable because it was "a strong indication that this statement [was] merely one outlining possibilities"
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,831 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 8541 - Governmental immunity generally
42 Pa. C.S. § 8541 Cited 1,249 times 3 Legal Analyses
Providing immunity to employees of local agencies “for any damages on account of any injury to a person”

Dobson v. The Milton Hershey School And School Trust et al

29 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

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 district court did not abuse its discretion "in denying a motion for a class action determination which was untimely under the local rule"

Holding that "harassment is pervasive when 'incidents of harassment occur either in concert or with regularity'"

Holding that a social worker's conduct did not shock the conscience under the deliberate indifference standard where the social worker failed to properly investigate members of a potential foster family, and the father of the potential foster family sexually abused the plaintiff

Holding that city policymakers, who owed an independent duty to pretrial detainees, were individually liable under § 1983 for prisoner suicide, even though factfinder determined that the turnkey had not violated prisoner's constitutional rights

Holding that IIED plaintiffs must present competent medical evidence of their damages

Holding that Section 1983 liability for the unduly delayed arrival of EMTs requires that the state actor's conduct “shocks the conscience”

Recognizing “in certain situations involving physical injury, it is possible for a jury reasonably to infer causation from the circumstances of an accident or occurrence”

Finding use of the phrase "might have" rendered statement non-actionable because it was "a strong indication that this statement [was] merely one outlining possibilities"

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

Providing immunity to employees of local agencies “for any damages on account of any injury to a person”