TRW Inc. v. Andrews
534 U.S. 19 (2001) Cited 1,185 times 9 Legal AnalysesHolding a cardinal principal of statutory interpretation is that “no clause, sentence, or word shall be superfluous, void, or insignificant”
Merck Co. v. Reynolds
559 U.S. 633 (2010) Cited 661 times 18 Legal AnalysesHolding that because no event preceding the critical date constituted "discovery" of facts necessary to bring the complaint, the plaintiffs' suit was timely
American Pipe Construction Co. v. Utah
414 U.S. 538 (1974) Cited 2,114 times 162 Legal AnalysesHolding the commencement of a class action "suspends the applicable statute of limitations as to all asserted members of the class who would have been parties had the suit been permitted to continue as a class action"
Crown, Cork Seal Co. v. Parker
462 U.S. 345 (1983) Cited 1,103 times 54 Legal AnalysesHolding that the commencement of a class action suspends the applicable statute of limitations for all asserted members of the putative class until a class certification decision is made
Chickasaw Nation v. United States
534 U.S. 84 (2001) Cited 321 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the IGRA section providing that Indian gaming operations, like state gaming operations, must report certain player winnings to the federal government, and must likewise withhold federal taxes if players' winnings exceed certain level, did not give rise to negative inference that Congress intended to exempt Indian tribes from federal wagering excise taxes imposed by chapter 35 of the Internal Revenue Code
Cada v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
920 F.2d 446 (7th Cir. 1990) Cited 924 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that the discovery rule is "read into statutes of limitations in federal-question cases (even when those statutes of limitations are borrowed from state law)"
Barry Aviation v. Land O'Lakes Mun. Airport
377 F.3d 682 (7th Cir. 2004) Cited 492 timesFinding that the resolution of the statute of limitations comes after the complaint stage
De La Fuente v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
713 F.2d 225 (7th Cir. 1983) Cited 619 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that typicality may be satisfied even if there are factual distinctions between claims of named plaintiffs and other class members
Skwira v. U.S.
344 F.3d 64 (1st Cir. 2003) Cited 222 timesHolding discovery rule applicable to wrongful death claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) despite statutory language indicating that such claims “shall be forever barred” absent written notice “within two years after such claim accrues” (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b))
Lembach v. Bierman
528 F. App'x 297 (4th Cir. 2013) Cited 131 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that the statute of limitations on FDCPA claims starts to run when the injured party knows or should have known of the injury
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 345,620 times 922 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,902 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 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
47 U.S.C. § 227 Cited 5,660 times 733 Legal AnalysesGranting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals
Section 1692g - Validation of debts
15 U.S.C. § 1692g Cited 3,438 times 67 Legal AnalysesSetting forth requirements for disputing a debt
Section 1692f - Unfair practices
15 U.S.C. § 1692f Cited 3,397 times 35 Legal AnalysesProviding a non-exhaustive list of conduct that is unfair or unconscionable
Section 1681p - Jurisdiction of courts; limitation of actions
15 U.S.C. § 1681p Cited 665 times 9 Legal AnalysesGranting to district courts original jurisdiction over claims brought under the FCRA