Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,697 times 365 Legal AnalysesHolding 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' "
Daimlerchrysler Corp. v. Cuno
547 U.S. 332 (2006) Cited 2,647 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that an injury a plaintiff "suffers in some indefinite way in common with people generally" is not a cognizable injury-in-fact
Associated General Contractors v. Carpenters
459 U.S. 519 (1983) Cited 5,033 times 34 Legal AnalysesHolding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries
Raines v. Byrd
521 U.S. 811 (1997) Cited 1,766 times 10 Legal AnalysesHolding specifically and only that "individual members of Congress [lack] Article III standing"
Simon v. E. Ky. Welfare Rights Org.
426 U.S. 26 (1976) Cited 3,185 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding plaintiffs who sued IRS lacked standing where they hoped reversal of IRS rule would " ‘discourage’ hospitals from denying their services to" plaintiffs, but whether hospitals had denied services based on the existing rule remained unclear and, even if the rule were reversed, hospitals would remain free to not provide services to plaintiffs
Cortec Indus., Inc. v. Sum Holding L.P.
949 F.2d 42 (2d Cir. 1991) Cited 2,958 timesHolding that “[w]here plaintiff has actual notice of all the information in the movant's papers and has relied upon these documents in framing the complaint the necessity of translating a Rule 12(b) motion into one under Rule 56 is largely dissipated” and affirming the district court's consideration of a stock purchase agreement, offering memorandum, and stock warrant that were “integral to [plaintiffs'] complaint”
Mills v. Polar Molecular Corp.
12 F.3d 1170 (2d Cir. 1993) Cited 1,542 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that fraudulent intent could not be inferred from the defendant entering multiple contracts with a plaintiff and not performing on any of them since "[c]ontractual breach, in and of itself, does not bespeak fraud"
Rapps v. Jackson
503 U.S. 960 (1992) Cited 339 timesHolding that although the court declined to consider a stock purchase agreement, offering memorandum and warrant on a Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss, it could have viewed them without converting that motion into one for summary judgment where the non-moving party had notice of these documents because they were either in their possession or they had used them in bringing the action
De Jesus v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
87 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 1996) Cited 486 timesHolding that it is appropriate to deny leave to amend "when a party has been given ample prior opportunity to allege a claim"
Oppenheimer Co. v. Oppenheim
86 N.Y.2d 685 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 448 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that obligation by landlord to furnish proof of sale or development was not condition of effective termination where contract merely required that such proof be furnished “ when such notice [of termination] is given”
Section 502 - Allowance of claims or interests
11 U.S.C. § 502 Cited 9,148 times 85 Legal AnalysesPermitting summary adjudication or estimation of amounts due in bankruptcy claims adjudication
Section 547 - Preferences
11 U.S.C. § 547 Cited 8,125 times 82 Legal AnalysesSeeking to avoid preferential transfers