Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,625 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' "
Hensley v. Eckerhart
461 U.S. 424 (1983) Cited 21,571 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute
Blum v. Stenson
465 U.S. 886 (1984) Cited 8,815 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that fee shifting is “to be calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant community, regardless of whether plaintiff is represented by private or nonprofit counsel”
Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.
150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 1998) Cited 3,052 times 16 Legal AnalysesHolding that " common nucleus of facts and potential legal remedies dominate[d]" over "idiosyncratic differences between state consumer protection laws" where a nationwide class of minivan buyers’ claims turned on "questions of [the manufacturer’s] prior knowledge of the [vehicle’s] deficiency, the design defect, and a damages remedy"
Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.
442 U.S. 330 (1979) Cited 1,156 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that "injury to business or property" was not limited to commercial interests
Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.
488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir. 1974) Cited 7,673 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that "the novelty and difficulty of the questions" involved in the case is a factor in the determination of a reasonable fee
Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert
444 U.S. 472 (1980) Cited 1,029 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that the district court properly assessed attorney's fees based on the total fund available to the prevailing class rather than the amount actually recovered
Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite
396 U.S. 375 (1970) Cited 1,401 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that causation of damages by materially misleading proxy misstatement could be established by showing that proxy solicitation was an "essential link in the accomplishment of the transaction"
Rodriguez v. W. Publ'g Corp.
563 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 1,062 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that settlement was substantively fair and reasonable to the class
Gates v. Deukmejian
987 F.2d 1392 (9th Cir. 1992) Cited 1,683 timesHolding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by applying exception to the forum rule where local counsel were unavailable
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,931 times 1234 Legal AnalysesHolding 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 1407 - Multidistrict litigation
28 U.S.C. § 1407 Cited 7,055 times 105 Legal AnalysesAuthorizing consolidation of pretrial proceedings for related cases filed in multiple federal districts
Section 6a - Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations
15 U.S.C. § 6a Cited 225 times 30 Legal AnalysesStating that Sherman Act "shall not apply to conduct involving trade or commerce (other than import trade or import commerce) with foreign nations"