Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,704 times 138 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Allen v. Wright
468 U.S. 737 (1984) Cited 4,748 times 9 Legal AnalysesHolding that, even when plaintiffs allege "one of the most serious injuries recognized in our legal system," it's not justiciable where "the chain of causation between the challenged Government conduct and the asserted injury are far too weak for the chain as a whole to sustain respondents' standing"
Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
504 U.S. 374 (1992) Cited 1,691 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Airline Deregulation Act, which prohibits States from enforcing any law "relating to rates, routes, or services" of any air carrier, preempted fare-advertising guidelines that "would have a significant impact upon" the airlines' ability to charge fares
American Airlines, Inc. v. Wolens
513 U.S. 219 (1995) Cited 776 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act preempted by the Federal Airline Deregulation Act to the extent the state law applied to airline frequent flier programs
Venture Associates v. Zenith Data Systems
987 F.2d 429 (7th Cir. 1993) Cited 1,785 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding "minor, non-substantive changes" in response to offer prevented contract formation under Illinois law
Apex Digital v. Sears
572 F.3d 440 (7th Cir. 2009) Cited 801 timesHolding the plaintiff to a higher standard where the defendant mounted a factual attack on the plaintiff's standing
Thompson v. Gordon
241 Ill. 2d 428 (Ill. 2011) Cited 591 timesHolding that use of different terms in different sections of contract warrants presumption that sections have different meanings
188 LLC v. Trinity Indus., Inc.
300 F.3d 730 (7th Cir. 2002) Cited 424 timesHolding a document was incorporated by reference when the contract contained the statement, "Sales of all services and materials are subject to the general terms and conditions on the reverse side"
Rosenblum v. Travelbyus.com Ltd.
299 F.3d 657 (7th Cir. 2002) Cited 382 timesHolding that references to an Employment Agreement and clause stating, "This Agreement together with the other agreements and documents to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the Parties" did not evince an intent to incorporate the "other agreements and documents"
Cramer v. Ins. Exchange Agency
174 Ill. 2d 513 (Ill. 1996) Cited 316 times 2 Legal AnalysesConcluding that the statute was designed to punish insurers
Rule 10 - Form of Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 10 Cited 19,357 times 10 Legal AnalysesHolding exhibits attached to complaint may be treated as part of complaint for purposes of ruling on 12(b) motion
Section 41713 - Preemption of authority over prices, routes, and service
49 U.S.C. § 41713 Cited 819 times 30 Legal AnalysesRecognizing that the preemption provision does not limit a State from "carrying out its proprietary powers and rights"