17 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 251,119 times 279 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 265,111 times 364 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' "
Tellabs v. Makor Issues Rights
551 U.S. 308 (2007) Cited 9,071 times 104 Legal Analyses
Holding that a strong inference is one that is "cogent and at least as compelling as any opposing inference"
Papasan v. Allain
478 U.S. 265 (1986) Cited 16,614 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"
Hishon v. King Spalding
467 U.S. 69 (1984) Cited 12,414 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding Title VII applies to selection for non-employee positions if consideration for that position can be regarded as one of "terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" of a covered job
Porous Media Corp. v. Pall Corp.
186 F.3d 1077 (8th Cir. 1999) Cited 1,372 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that, when considering a motion to dismiss, the court "may consider some materials that are part of the public record or do not contradict the complaint, as well as materials that are necessarily embraced by the pleadings"
Goldberg v. Whitaker House Coop
366 U.S. 28 (1961) Cited 696 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that the test of employment under the FLSA is the economic reality test
Faibisch v. University of Minnesota
304 F.3d 797 (8th Cir. 2002) Cited 634 times
Holding that an EEOC charge is within the public record
Stahl v. U.S. Dept. of Agric.
327 F.3d 697 (8th Cir. 2003) Cited 438 times
Holding that it was not error for the district court to consider materials outside of the pleadings at the Rule 12 stage that were "irrelevant to its resolution of the merits of the motion"
Ash v. Anderson Merchandisers, LLC
799 F.3d 957 (8th Cir. 2015) Cited 196 times
Holding that, at the pleading stage, plaintiffs relying on a joint employer theory are "not required to determine conclusively which [defendant] was their employer ... or describe in detail the employer's corporate structure"
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 344,113 times 920 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 216 - Penalties
29 U.S.C. § 216 Cited 16,299 times 140 Legal Analyses
Holding employers liable for “unpaid minimum wages, or their unpaid overtime compensation”

Fuller v. Two Men And A Truck International, Inc. et al

17 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 a strong inference is one that is "cogent and at least as compelling as any opposing inference"

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 Title VII applies to selection for non-employee positions if consideration for that position can be regarded as one of "terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" of a covered job

Holding that, when considering a motion to dismiss, the court "may consider some materials that are part of the public record or do not contradict the complaint, as well as materials that are necessarily embraced by the pleadings"

Holding that the test of employment under the FLSA is the economic reality test

Holding that an EEOC charge is within the public record

Holding that it was not error for the district court to consider materials outside of the pleadings at the Rule 12 stage that were "irrelevant to its resolution of the merits of the motion"

Holding that, at the pleading stage, plaintiffs relying on a joint employer theory are "not required to determine conclusively which [defendant] was their employer ... or describe in detail the employer's corporate structure"

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

Holding employers liable for “unpaid minimum wages, or their unpaid overtime compensation”