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 357,280 times 950 Legal AnalysesGranting 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
28 U.S.C. § 1332 Cited 114,466 times 572 Legal AnalysesHolding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
Section 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction
28 U.S.C. § 1367 Cited 64,060 times 79 Legal AnalysesHolding 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 630 - Liability of shareholders for wages due to laborers, servants or employees
N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 630 Cited 101 times 1 Legal AnalysesMaking the ten largest shareholders of a corporation whose shares are not nationally quoted or listed liable for unpaid debts and wages owing by the corporation to its employees
Section 160 - Hours to constitute a day's work
N.Y. Lab. Law § 160 Cited 63 timesDeeming eight hours to be a " legal day's work" for employees other than those specifically exempted, such as street surface or elevated railroad employees; or employees engaged in the operation of steam or electric surface, subway, or elevated railroads