40 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 254,855 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
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 268,629 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' "
  3. Taylor v. Sturgell

    553 U.S. 880 (2008)   Cited 3,187 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that adequate representation requires that "[t]he interests of the nonparty and her representative are aligned" and "the party understood herself to be acting in a representative capacity."
  4. Foman v. Davis

    371 U.S. 178 (1962)   Cited 28,803 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal
  5. Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publishing

    512 F.3d 522 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 1,383 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a court may deny leave to amend where amendment would be futile
  6. Rusheen v. Cohen

    37 Cal.4th 1048 (Cal. 2006)   Cited 1,157 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding California's litigation privilege precludes liability arising from noncommunicative acts that are necessarily related to enforcing a judgment
  7. Adams v. California Dept

    487 F.3d 684 (9th Cir. 2007)   Cited 915 times
    Holding that separate federal statutes "establish[ing] distinct rights enforceable by litigants" are not alone sufficient to differentiate prior and later filed actions
  8. Taus v. Loftus

    40 Cal.4th 683 (Cal. 2007)   Cited 773 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a published article and the investigation conducted in connection with the article, including an interview, constituted protected activity
  9. Family Home v. Federal

    525 F.3d 822 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 463 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that California's common interest privilege applies to disclosure of names on Exclusionary List
  10. Sidney-Vinstein v. A.H. Robins Co.

    697 F.2d 880 (9th Cir. 1983)   Cited 979 times
    Holding that district courts have an obligation to hear motions requesting reconsideration of summary judgments
  11. 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 348,148 times   929 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 17,919 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices
  13. Section 45 - Libel defined

    Cal. Civ. Code § 45   Cited 640 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Defining libel
  14. Section 46 - Slander defined

    Cal. Civ. Code § 46   Cited 463 times
    Defining slander