18 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 268,629 times   366 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' "
  2. Shady Grove Orthopedic v. Allstate Ins. Co.

    559 U.S. 393 (2010)   Cited 1,161 times   44 Legal Analyses
    Holding that rules of civil procedure allowing multiple claims to be litigated together "neither change plaintiffs' separate entitlements to relief nor abridge defendants' rights; they alter only how the claims are processed"
  3. Hanna v. Plumer

    380 U.S. 460 (1965)   Cited 3,180 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that in diversity cases, federal courts should apply any on-point Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, unless it directly conflicts with state law and violates either the Constitution or the Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2072
  4. Torch Liquidating v. Stockstill

    561 F.3d 377 (5th Cir. 2009)   Cited 206 times
    Holding that "dismissal is proper if the complaint lacks an allegation regarding a required element necessary to obtain relief"
  5. McGregor v. Industrial Excess Landfill, Inc.

    856 F.2d 39 (6th Cir. 1988)   Cited 107 times
    Affirming 12(b) dismissal of CERCLA claim where plaintiffs failed to sufficiently allege cognizable response costs
  6. Graubarth v. French

    970 So. 2d 660 (La. Ct. App. 2007)   Cited 31 times

    No. 2007-CA-0416. October 24, 2007. Appeal from the Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, No. 2002-6017, Division "J," Nadine M. Ramsey, J. Harry E. Forst, New Orleans, LA, For Plaintiff/Appellant. Thomas E. Schwab, Barkley Thompson, L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee. (Court composed of Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS JR., Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME). MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.Page 1 Plaintiff, Jonathan Graubarth ("Mr.Graubarth"), appeals the trial court's granting of summary judgment

  7. In re Pool Prods. Distribution Mkt. Antitrust Litig.

    988 F. Supp. 2d 696 (E.D. La. 2013)   Cited 16 times
    Listing "involvement in other conspiracies" as potential plus factor
  8. Manhattan Telecommunications v. Dialamerica Mark.

    156 F. Supp. 2d 376 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)   Cited 29 times
    Finding that defendant corporation, individual corporate members and the corporation's customers lacked distinctness from the RICO "person," and they "were no more united in an enterprise than any vendor and its customers"
  9. Smith v. the Runnels Sch.

    907 So. 2d 109 (La. Ct. App. 2005)   Cited 22 times

    No. 2004 CA 1329. March 24, 2005. Appeal from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 500,229, Timothy E. Kelley, J. Chad A. Dudley, Locke Meredith, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants Dan Smith and Pat M. Smith, Individually and on behalf of their minor child, Timothy Smith. Darrell J. Loup, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees The Runnels School, Inc. and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. Before: PARRO, KUHN, and WELCH, JJ. PARRO, J. This

  10. Marshall v. Air Liquide–Big Three, Inc.

    107 So. 3d 13 (La. Ct. App. 2012)   Cited 13 times

    No. 2011–CA–0990. 2012-10-5 Michelle MARSHALL, Individually and on Behalf of her Minor Children, Aaliyah Jamison, Brandi Marshall, and Jeremy Roberts, Dorothy Jones, Jim Adams, and Tina Andrews, Individually and on Behalf of her Minor Children Jeffery Darnado, Dante Darnado, et al. v. AIR LIQUIDE–BIG THREE, INC., Air Liquide Corporation, Air Liquide America, L.P., Global Lime Calciner of Louisiana, Inc., Global Lime, LLC, David Bergeron and E. Roy Baggett. Eric R. Nowak, Shirin E. Harrell, Harrell

  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   927 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 651 - Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purpose and policy

    29 U.S.C. § 651   Cited 1,489 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Noting the OSH Act arose from concern surrounding "personal injuries and illnesses arising out of work situations"
  13. Section 7401 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

    42 U.S.C. § 7401   Cited 1,378 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Finding that “air pollution prevention (that is, the reduction or elimination, through any measures, of the amount of pollutants produced or created at the source) and air pollution control at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments”
  14. Section 6901 - Congressional findings

    42 U.S.C. § 6901   Cited 1,283 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Noting the "rising tide of scrap, discarded, and waste materials"
  15. Section 11001 - Establishment of State commissions, planning districts, and local committees

    42 U.S.C. § 11001   Cited 90 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Requiring "the Governor" of a State to perform certain actions and holding "the Governor" responsible for nonperformance