20 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 255,028 times 280 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 268,776 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' "
Papasan v. Allain
478 U.S. 265 (1986) Cited 16,793 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"
Phillips v. County of Allegheny
515 F.3d 224 (3d Cir. 2008) Cited 16,932 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile
Morse v. Lower Merion School District
132 F.3d 902 (3d Cir. 1997) Cited 6,211 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that because "the notion of deliberate indifference contemplates a danger that must at least be foreseeable," defendant cannot be said to have ignored a foreseeable risk or danger if plaintiff has not shown the existence of such a risk
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
998 F.2d 1192 (3d Cir. 1993) Cited 6,207 times
Holding that, when reviewing a motion to dismiss, courts consider "allegations contained in the complaint, exhibits attached to the complaint and matters of public record"
Mayer v. Belichick
605 F.3d 223 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 2,352 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding we must only consider documents if complainant's claims are based upon these documents
Pinker v. Roche Holdings Ltd.
292 F.3d 361 (3d Cir. 2002) Cited 2,341 times
Holding that in ruling on a Rule 12(b) motion we must accept all of the plaintiff's allegations as true and construct disputed facts in favor of the plaintiff.
Schmidt v. Skolas
770 F.3d 241 (3d Cir. 2014) Cited 1,222 times
Holding that courts may take judicial notice of SEC filings that are matters of public record
Taylor v. Phoenixville School District
184 F.3d 296 (3d Cir. 1999) Cited 1,201 times
Holding thinking is a major life activity
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 348,310 times 930 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 12101 - Findings and purpose
42 U.S.C. § 12101 Cited 23,475 times 65 Legal Analyses
Finding a pattern of " unnecessary discrimination and prejudice" that "costs the United States billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity"
Section 2601 - Findings and purposes
29 U.S.C. § 2601 Cited 7,662 times 39 Legal Analyses
Finding that there is inadequate job security for employees who have serious health conditions that prevent them from working for temporary periods
Section 2614 - Employment and benefits protection
29 U.S.C. § 2614 Cited 1,836 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that the substantive right to reinstatement "shall [not] be construed to entitle any restored employee to ... any right, benefit, or position of employment other than any right, benefit or position to which the employee would have been entitled had the employee not taken the leave."

Forman v. Avon Products, Inc.

20 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

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 that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"

Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile

Holding that because "the notion of deliberate indifference contemplates a danger that must at least be foreseeable," defendant cannot be said to have ignored a foreseeable risk or danger if plaintiff has not shown the existence of such a risk

Holding that, when reviewing a motion to dismiss, courts consider "allegations contained in the complaint, exhibits attached to the complaint and matters of public record"

Holding we must only consider documents if complainant's claims are based upon these documents

Holding that in ruling on a Rule 12(b) motion we must accept all of the plaintiff's allegations as true and construct disputed facts in favor of the plaintiff.

Holding that courts may take judicial notice of SEC filings that are matters of public record

Holding thinking is a major life activity

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

Finding a pattern of " unnecessary discrimination and prejudice" that "costs the United States billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity"

Finding that there is inadequate job security for employees who have serious health conditions that prevent them from working for temporary periods

Holding that the substantive right to reinstatement "shall [not] be construed to entitle any restored employee to ... any right, benefit, or position of employment other than any right, benefit or position to which the employee would have been entitled had the employee not taken the leave."