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

Calder v. Jones

Holding a California court had personal jurisdiction over individual defendants when the defendants had not visited the state in connection with an allegedly defamatory article and "[we]re not responsible for the circulation of the article in California"

Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

Holding that the fraud-on-the-market presumption did not apply because business partners' "deceptive acts were not communicated to the public"

Central Bank of Denver v. First I.S. Bk. of Denver

Holding that Section 10(b)’s private right of action does not include suits against aiders and abettors

Omni Capital Int'l v. Rudolf Wolff Co.

Holding that due process concerns related to personal jurisdiction are alleviated where the defendant has consented to service

ATSI Communications, Inc. v. Shaar Fund, Ltd.

Holding that because "a plaintiff must show . . . a primary violation by the controlled person" in order to "establish a prima facie case of control[-]person liability," a plaintiff who "fails to allege any primary violation . . . cannot establish control[-]person liability"

Meyer v. Holley

Holding that under traditional principles of vicarious liability, a corporation is the principal of its employees/agents, and thus corporate owners and officers are not liable for the unlawful acts of an employee simply on the basis that the owner or officer controlled (or had the right to control) the actions of that employee

Kolari v. New York-Presbyterian Hosp

Holding district court erred in exercising jurisdiction over state law claims where plaintiffs' "federal-law claims were eliminated . . . prior to the investment of significant judicial resources"

Rush v. Savchuk

Holding that party was not subject to state's jurisdiction in a personal injury action simply because his insurer was based there, and stating that the requirement of minimum contacts "must be met as to each defendant . . ."

Lerner v. Fleet Bank, N.A.

Holding that an aiding and abetting claim under New York law requires "an allegation that such defendant had actual knowledge of the breach of duty"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

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

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

Section 302 - Personal jurisdiction by acts of non-domiciliaries

Holding that service may be made "to a person of suitable age and discretion at the actual place of business, dwelling place or usual place of abode of the person to be served and by ... mailing the summons to the person to be served at his or her last known residence"

Section 301 - Jurisdiction over persons, property or status

Codifying caselaw that incorporates "doing business" standard

Section 1 - Short title

Defining an FCM as, among other things and in pertinent part, an entity that is "engaged in soliciting or in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of a commodity for future delivery" or is registered as an FCM

Section 2 - Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce

Adopting respondeat superior principles for regulatory actions brought by the Commodity Exchange Commission

Section 25 - Private rights of action

Granting federal courts exclusive jurisdiction over private claims brought under the CEA

Section 13c - Responsibility as principal; minor violations

Aiding and abetting

Section 166.3 - Supervision

Outlining supervisory duties

Section 166.1 - Definitions