550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 267,040 times 365 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' "
Holding a court may consider documents external to the complaint in a Rule 12(b) motion if they "are central to the plaintiff's claim and the parties do not dispute the documents' authenticity"
Holding that the district court correctly granted summary judgment on plaintiff's retaliation claim because "the potential diversion and withdrawal of U.S. Bank's funds" provided a legitimate factual basis "for the employer to file counterclaims against that employee in an attempt to retrieve what was alleged . . . to have been taken"
Holding that it is not the role of the federal courts to resolve abstract issues of law, and to that end Article III prohibits courts from issuing advisory opinions
Holding that pre-filing procedures related to charges of sexual discrimination filed by two Colorado employees could not support a section 706 action alleging nationwide gender-based discrimination in hiring, promotion, and training
935 F. Supp. 2d 1094 (D. Colo. 2013) Cited 29 times 11 Legal Analyses
Agreeing with other district courts' interpretation of subsection as an exception to the whistleblower definition in the Dodd-Frank Act and holding that the anti-retaliation provision does not require plaintiff to make a report to the SEC