15 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 255,314 times   280 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
  2. Klehr v. A. O. Smith Corp.

    521 U.S. 179 (1997)   Cited 541 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "reasonable diligence" was required to invoke the doctrine of fraudulent concealment in the context of civil RICO by analogy to antitrust cases
  3. Smith v. Severn

    129 F.3d 419 (7th Cir. 1997)   Cited 757 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that so long as a student receives proper notice of a charge and is suspended on the basis of that charge, justifying the suspension by finding additional violations does not constitute a due process violation
  4. Slaney v. International Amateur Athletic Federation

    244 F.3d 580 (7th Cir. 2001)   Cited 384 times
    Holding "[a]n appellate court may affirm the district court's [decision] on any ground supported by the Record, even if different from the grounds relied upon by the district court."
  5. Goren v. New Vision International

    156 F.3d 721 (7th Cir. 1998)   Cited 385 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that pleading "a viable RICO conspiracy claim" requires more than "conclusory and vague allegations concerning the collective conduct of the 'defendants'"
  6. Stachon v. United Consumers Club, Inc.

    229 F.3d 673 (7th Cir. 2000)   Cited 235 times
    Holding that RICO enterprise did not exist because, aside from naming the participants, plaintiff failed to allege any facts "as to the scope and duration of the enterprise"
  7. Lachmund v. ADM Investor Services, Inc.

    191 F.3d 777 (7th Cir. 1999)   Cited 222 times
    Holding that general allegations of conspiracy were insufficient to allege an agency relationship between defendant and other defendants
  8. Daddona v. Gaudio

    156 F. Supp. 2d 153 (D. Conn. 2000)   Cited 22 times
    Holding that, for mail and wire fraud claims, a plaintiff must show "defendant's knowing or intentional participation in the scheme" and provide "a strong inference that the defendant possessed fraudulent intent"
  9. Swanigan v. Argent Mortgage Company

    No. 10 C 1039 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 14, 2010)   Cited 1 times
    Considering the dissimilarity of "the individual factual issues" in the earlier and later-filed cases
  10. Section 1962 - Prohibited activities

    18 U.S.C. § 1962   Cited 15,964 times   60 Legal Analyses
    Specifying prohibited activities
  11. Section 1961 - Definitions

    18 U.S.C. § 1961   Cited 14,992 times   72 Legal Analyses
    Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include
  12. Section 1640 - Civil liability

    15 U.S.C. § 1640   Cited 4,924 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding "any creditor who fails to comply" liable, with creditors defined within § 1602(g) as persons
  13. Section 2605 - Servicing of mortgage loans and administration of escrow accounts

    12 U.S.C. § 2605   Cited 3,733 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Describing "qualified written request"
  14. Section 1635 - Right of rescission as to certain transactions

    15 U.S.C. § 1635   Cited 3,308 times   27 Legal Analyses
    Granting consumers the right to rescind
  15. Section 226.2 - Definitions and rules of construction

    12 C.F.R. § 226.2   Cited 866 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Defining "consumer credit"