Ashcroft v. Iqbal

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

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' "

Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America

Holding that absent a reservation of jurisdiction in the stipulated dismissal order, federal courts lack jurisdiction to consider enforcement of a settlement agreement

Hertz Corp. v. Friend

Holding that a corporation's principal place of business is “the place where a corporation's officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation's activities”

Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis

Holding that "diversity became complete" when a nondiverse party settled and was dismissed from the case and that therefore "[t]he jurisdictional defect was cured"

Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dept

Holding that a cognizable gender discrimination claim could be brought by a female domestic violence victim where the victim alleged police denied protection and made misogynistic comments including that "he did not blame [the victim's] husband for hitting her, because of the way she was 'carrying on'"

Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge Dock

Holding that the location test was satisfied when a crane, attached to a barge, was used to lift and replace pilings around a bridge pier and a tunnel flooded after an accident

White v. Lee

Holding that, because it “is based on and implements the First Amendment right to petition,” the Noerr–Pennington doctrine “applies equally in all contexts”

Sisson v. Ruby

Holding that storing a vessel at a marina on navigable waters substantially relates to traditional maritime activity

Executive Jet Aviation v. City of Cleveland

Holding that for the purposes of admiralty jurisdiction, a tort occurs where the negligence "takes effect," not where the negligent act occurred

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

Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

Section 1331 - Federal question

Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."

Section 1333 - Admiralty, maritime and prize cases

Granting federal district courts original jurisdiction over "[a]ny civil case of admiralty or maritime jurisdiction"

Section 901 - Short title

Section 905 - Exclusiveness of liability

Providing that the employer’s liability for covered injuries "shall be exclusive and in place of all other liability of such employer to the employee"

Section 902 - Definitions

Defining "employer" for LHWCA purposes