Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.

Holding that the respondent could not "obtain relief" under § 1125 "without evidence of injury proximately caused by [the petitioner's] alleged misrepresentations"

Conley v. Gibson

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

Wilson v. Garcia

Holding that the statute of limitations for a Section 1983 claim is borrowed from the state's personal injury statute of limitations

Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Co.

Holding that Erie doctrine applies to conflict-of-law rules

Swanson v. Citibank

Holding plaintiff stated a claim under § 3605

MedellÍn v. Texas

Holding that President George W. Bush's memorandum in response to an international court's decision was "not a rule of domestic law binding in state and federal courts"

Clark-Fitzpatrick, Inc. v. Long Island Rail Road

Holding that, where plaintiff alleged that defendant failed to exercise "due care" in the design of a railroad project, plaintiff's negligence allegations were "merely a restatement, albeit in slightly different language, of the 'implied' contractual obligations asserted in the cause of action for breach of contract. Moreover, the damages plaintiff allegedly sustained as a consequence of defendant's violation of a 'duty of due care' in designing the project were clearly within contemplation of the written agreement."

Colavito v. New York Organ Donor Network, Inc.

Holding that survivors' limited right to control the burial of a deceased relative did not imply a general, common-law property right in body parts

Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

Rule 23 - Class Actions

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Section 1125 - False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden

Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"

Section 213 - Actions to be commenced within six years: where not otherwise provided for; on contract; on sealed instrument; on bond or note, and mortgage upon real property; by state based on misappropriation of public property; based on mistake; by corporation against director, officer or stockholder; based on fraud

Applying six-year statute of limitations to actions "for which no limitation is specifically prescribed by law"

Section 214 - Actions to be commenced within three years: for non-payment of money collected on execution; for penalty created by statute; to recover chattel; for injury to property; for personal injury; for malpractice other than medical, dental or podiatric malpractice; to annul a marriage on the ground of fraud

Providing for three-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions

Section 1117 - Recovery for violation of rights

Granting district courts significant discretion to award damages for a violation of § 1125

Section 349 - Deceptive acts and practices unlawful

Granting "any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of this section" the right to "bring an action in his own name"

Section 5-701 - Agreements required to be in writing

Stating that an oral agreement is void if “[b]y its terms is not to be performed within one year from the making thereof”

Section 50 - Right of privacy

Section 3344 - Using another's name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness

Granting $5728.42 of the $15,437.72 requested