54 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 261,602 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 274,949 times   368 Legal Analyses
    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
  3. Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

    504 U.S. 555 (1992)   Cited 28,712 times   141 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"
  4. Tellabs v. Makor Issues Rights

    551 U.S. 308 (2007)   Cited 9,399 times   105 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a strong inference is one that is "cogent and at least as compelling as any opposing inference"
  5. Pavelic LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment

    493 U.S. 120 (1989)   Cited 572 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Rule 11 sanctions may only be imposed upon the attorney who actually signs the documents in question
  6. Brass v. American Film Technologies, Inc.

    987 F.2d 142 (2d Cir. 1993)   Cited 1,944 times
    Holding that district courts may make use of "documents either in plaintiffs' possession or of which plaintiffs had knowledge and relied on in bringing suit" in evaluating Rule 12(b) motions
  7. ECA & Local 134 Ibew Joint Pension Trust v. Jp Morgan Chase Co.

    553 F.3d 187 (2d Cir. 2009)   Cited 937 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that statements that the defendant "'set the standard' for 'integrity' and that it would 'continue to reposition and strengthen [its] franchises with a focus on financial discipline'" were nonactionable puffery given their generality
  8. First Nationwide Bank v. Gelt Funding Corp.

    27 F.3d 763 (2d Cir. 1994)   Cited 668 times
    Holding that allegations of a methodologically unreliable appraisal were not sufficient to establish property values as a fact in a RICO complaint
  9. Paracor Finance, Inc. v. Gen. El. Cap. Corp.

    79 F.3d 878 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 568 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding a § 20 "controlling person liability" claim requires a showing that a primary violation was committed
  10. Wallace v. Buttar

    378 F.3d 182 (2d Cir. 2004)   Cited 322 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a motion to vacate "Is not an occasion for de novo review of an arbitral award"
  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 355,868 times   945 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 10 - Form of Pleadings

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 10   Cited 20,163 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding exhibits attached to complaint may be treated as part of complaint for purposes of ruling on 12(b) motion
  13. Section 77k - Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement

    15 U.S.C. § 77k   Cited 2,124 times   86 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable for a false registration statement "every person who was a director of . . . or partner in the issuer" at time of filing
  14. Section 77a - Short title

    15 U.S.C. § 77a   Cited 1,237 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Titling act
  15. Section 78o - Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers

    15 U.S.C. § 78o   Cited 1,038 times   56 Legal Analyses
    Requiring broker-dealers to be FINRA members
  16. Section 77l - Civil liabilities arising in connection with prospectuses and communications

    15 U.S.C. § 77l   Cited 833 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing relief if the offering documents contain just one untrue statement of material fact
  17. Section 77o - Liability of controlling persons

    15 U.S.C. § 77o   Cited 818 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Imposing liability on persons who "control[] any person liable" under §§ 11 or 12
  18. Section 240.13a-13 - Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q ( Section 249.308a of this chapter)

    17 C.F.R. § 240.13a-13   Cited 98 times
    Exempting information on Part I of Form 10-Q
  19. Section 229.1111 - (Item 1111) Pool assets

    17 C.F.R. § 229.1111   Cited 13 times

    Describe the pool assets, including the information required by this Item 1111. Present statistical information in tabular or graphical format, if such presentation will aid understanding. Present statistical information in appropriate distributional groups or incremental ranges in addition to presenting appropriate overall pool totals, averages and weighted averages, if such presentation will aid in the understanding of the data. In addition to presenting the number, amount and percentage of pool