99 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 267,684 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 280,676 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
American Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Sullivan
526 U.S. 40 (1999) Cited 5,109 times
Holding that the private insurers were not state actors
Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.
561 U.S. 247 (2010) Cited 1,517 times 178 Legal Analyses
Holding extraterritorial application of a statute is a merits question, not a question of subject matter jurisdiction
Brentwood Acad. v. Tenn. Secondary Sch. Athletic Ass’n
531 U.S. 288 (2001) Cited 1,896 times
Holding a school athletic association was a state actor because it was pervasively entwined with public officials
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain
542 U.S. 692 (2004) Cited 1,208 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that no "private cause of action" had been Congressionally authorized, and thus, plaintiff was "not entitled to a remedy"
Central Bank of Denver v. First I.S. Bk. of Denver
511 U.S. 164 (1994) Cited 1,758 times 79 Legal Analyses
Holding that, while aiding and abetting is "an ancient criminal law doctrine," it is "at best uncertain in application" for tort liability
Baker v. Carr
369 U.S. 186 (1962) Cited 5,306 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"
Shroyer v. New Cingular Wireless Services
622 F.3d 1035 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 1,483 times
Holding that fraud claims were pled with particularity when the allegations concerned a "relatively definite time frame" identifiable by discrete events, even though exact dates were not provided
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co.
499 U.S. 244 (1991) Cited 629 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the presumption against extraterritorial application of federal statutes prevented an employee fired from work being done in Saudi Arabia from sustaining an anti-discrimination action brought under Title VII
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 507,283 times 709 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 362,493 times 962 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 164,394 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 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 18,444 times 316 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting unlawful business practices
Section 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
18 U.S.C. § 2511 Cited 2,849 times 45 Legal Analyses
Imposing a penalty on persons who “intentionally intercept ... any wire, oral, or electronic communication”
Section 335.1 - Assault, battery or injury or death caused by wrongful act or negligence
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1 Cited 2,378 times 6 Legal Analyses
Imposing two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims
Section 340 - Penalty or forfeiture; libel, slander, false imprisonment, seduction, payment on forged check, neglect of animal; officer seizing property; good faith improver
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 340 Cited 1,596 times 4 Legal Analyses
Providing a one-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims arising prior to January 1, 2003
Section 2520 - Recovery of civil damages authorized
18 U.S.C. § 2520 Cited 1,368 times 3 Legal Analyses
Permitting recovery of actual and punitive damages, as well as a reasonable attorney's fee and other costs of litigation reasonably incurred
Section 1350 - Alien's action for tort
28 U.S.C. § 1350 Cited 1,193 times 64 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"
Section 352.1 - Person entitled to bring action imprisoned at time action accrued
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 352.1 Cited 1,027 times
Allowing up to two years of tolling of the statute of limitations for plaintiffs incarcerated at the time their cause of action accrues

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99 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 private insurers were not state actors

Holding extraterritorial application of a statute is a merits question, not a question of subject matter jurisdiction

Holding a school athletic association was a state actor because it was pervasively entwined with public officials

Holding that no "private cause of action" had been Congressionally authorized, and thus, plaintiff was "not entitled to a remedy"

Holding that, while aiding and abetting is "an ancient criminal law doctrine," it is "at best uncertain in application" for tort liability

Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"

Holding that fraud claims were pled with particularity when the allegations concerned a "relatively definite time frame" identifiable by discrete events, even though exact dates were not provided

Holding that the presumption against extraterritorial application of federal statutes prevented an employee fired from work being done in Saudi Arabia from sustaining an anti-discrimination action brought under Title VII

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

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

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Imposing a penalty on persons who “intentionally intercept ... any wire, oral, or electronic communication”

Imposing two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims

Providing a one-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims arising prior to January 1, 2003

Permitting recovery of actual and punitive damages, as well as a reasonable attorney's fee and other costs of litigation reasonably incurred

Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"

Allowing up to two years of tolling of the statute of limitations for plaintiffs incarcerated at the time their cause of action accrues