8 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 251,360 times 279 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
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 265,336 times 364 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' "
Garfield v. NDC Health Corp.
466 F.3d 1255 (11th Cir. 2006) Cited 654 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a dismissal can be final even before leave to amend expires
Laurie v. Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
256 F.3d 1266 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 200 times
Holding that staff attorneys, along with law clerks and the elected judges for whom they are employed, are excluded from the statutory definition of "employee" under Title VII
Spanish Broadcasting v. Clear Channel Comm
376 F.3d 1065 (11th Cir. 2004) Cited 131 times
Finding that because misrepresentations only harmed a competitor and not competition, they were not actionable under the antitrust statutes
Adams v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Case No. 3:11-cv-337-J-37MCR (M.D. Fla. Jul. 21, 2011) Cited 44 times
Holding that affirmative defenses are not subject to the heightened pleading standards of Twombly and Iqbal, but rather are subject to a notice pleading standard
Mid–continent Cas. Co. v. Active Drywall South Inc.
765 F. Supp. 2d 1360 (S.D. Fla. 2011) Cited 11 times
Striking defense premised upon contractual rights where defendant failed to identify contractual provision supporting its legal theory
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 90,140 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

In Re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation

8 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

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' "

Holding that a dismissal can be final even before leave to amend expires

Holding that staff attorneys, along with law clerks and the elected judges for whom they are employed, are excluded from the statutory definition of "employee" under Title VII

Finding that because misrepresentations only harmed a competitor and not competition, they were not actionable under the antitrust statutes

Holding that affirmative defenses are not subject to the heightened pleading standards of Twombly and Iqbal, but rather are subject to a notice pleading standard

Striking defense premised upon contractual rights where defendant failed to identify contractual provision supporting its legal theory

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint