550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 269,161 times 367 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' "
486 U.S. 128 (1988) Cited 1,963 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that the "plain language" of the Fair Labor Standards Act's "willful" liquidated damages standard requires that "the employer either knew or showed reckless disregard for the matter of whether its conduct was prohibited by the statute," without regard to the outrageousness of the conduct at issue
567 U.S. 142 (2012) Cited 336 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that Auer "[d]eference is undoubtedly inappropriate. . . when the agency's interpretation is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulation."
Holding that the first element was not established when the only evidence produced was that the defendant was a member of the board that ran the plaintiff's workplace and participated in a group decision to hire a general manager for the establishment