29 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 254,033 times 279 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
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 267,838 times 366 Legal Analyses
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' "
TRW Inc. v. Andrews
534 U.S. 19 (2001) Cited 1,188 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding 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 663 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that because no event preceding the critical date constituted "discovery" of facts necessary to bring the complaint, the plaintiffs' suit was timely
Bay Area Laundry v. Ferbar
522 U.S. 192 (1997) Cited 627 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a new statute of limitations starts to run with each missed payment or when payment of the debt is accelerated
Gabelli v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n
568 U.S. 442 (2013) Cited 317 times 96 Legal Analyses
Holding that statute of limitations for SEC enforcement actions begins when fraudulent action occurs
Osborn v. U.S.
918 F.2d 724 (8th Cir. 1990) Cited 1,601 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that an injured child's FTCA claim could not have accrued when the child's doctors "had not yet reached a conclusion" as to the cause of the child's injury
Martin v. Aubuchon
623 F.2d 1282 (8th Cir. 1980) Cited 2,014 times
Finding that absolute immunity applied to protect a prosecutor who had initiated the termination of parental rights without notice to the parents
Young v. City of St. Charles
244 F.3d 623 (8th Cir. 2001) Cited 741 times
Holding appeal to city administrator and review board per city procedures sufficient "name-clearing hearing" although plaintiff contended that the board had not considered all evidence
Gibson v. Weber
433 F.3d 642 (8th Cir. 2006) Cited 349 times
Holding that expert causation testimony was required to show that allegedly deficient treatment plan caused claimant's foot infection and subsequent amputation where the claimant's medical condition predisposed him to injuries of this nature and the foot wound worsened under claimant's own care
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 347,250 times 923 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 156,932 times 195 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction
28 U.S.C. § 1367 Cited 62,061 times 78 Legal Analyses
Holding that in civil actions proceeding in federal court based solely on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the district court "shall not have supplemental jurisdiction" over "claims by plaintiffs against persons made parties under Rule . . . 24" or "over claims by persons . . seeking to intervene as plaintiffs under Rule 24," if "exercising supplemental jurisdiction over such claims would be inconsistent with the jurisdictional requirements of section 1332"
Section 1658 - Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress
28 U.S.C. § 1658 Cited 2,379 times 41 Legal Analyses
Holding that the state-law tort period controls § 1983 actions
Section 2721 - Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records
18 U.S.C. § 2721 Cited 613 times 23 Legal Analyses
Exempting any government agency, including law enforcement, "in carrying out its functions"
Section 541.07 - TWO- OR THREE-YEAR LIMITATIONS
Minn. Stat. § 541.07 Cited 240 times 8 Legal Analyses
Noting the statute of limitations under MFLSA may be three years if "the nonpayment is willful and not the result of mistake or inadvertence"
Section 2722 - Additional unlawful acts
18 U.S.C. § 2722 Cited 136 times 3 Legal Analyses
Rendering it unlawful for "any person knowingly to obtain or disclose personal information, from a motor vehicle record, for any use not permitted under section 2721(b) of this title."

Kampschroer et al v. Anoka County et al

29 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

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' "

Holding a cardinal principal of statutory interpretation is that “no clause, sentence, or word shall be superfluous, void, or insignificant”

Holding that because no event preceding the critical date constituted "discovery" of facts necessary to bring the complaint, the plaintiffs' suit was timely

Holding that a new statute of limitations starts to run with each missed payment or when payment of the debt is accelerated

Holding that statute of limitations for SEC enforcement actions begins when fraudulent action occurs

Holding that an injured child's FTCA claim could not have accrued when the child's doctors "had not yet reached a conclusion" as to the cause of the child's injury

Finding that absolute immunity applied to protect a prosecutor who had initiated the termination of parental rights without notice to the parents

Holding appeal to city administrator and review board per city procedures sufficient "name-clearing hearing" although plaintiff contended that the board had not considered all evidence

Holding that expert causation testimony was required to show that allegedly deficient treatment plan caused claimant's foot infection and subsequent amputation where the claimant's medical condition predisposed him to injuries of this nature and the foot wound worsened under claimant's own care

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Holding that the state-law tort period controls § 1983 actions

Exempting any government agency, including law enforcement, "in carrying out its functions"

Noting the statute of limitations under MFLSA may be three years if "the nonpayment is willful and not the result of mistake or inadvertence"

Rendering it unlawful for "any person knowingly to obtain or disclose personal information, from a motor vehicle record, for any use not permitted under section 2721(b) of this title."