56 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 263,882 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 277,112 times   369 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
  3. Allen v. Wright

    468 U.S. 737 (1984)   Cited 4,856 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding 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"
  4. United States v. Bestfoods

    524 U.S. 51 (1998)   Cited 1,440 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Holding that ownership and control is insufficient to demonstrate an alter-ego relationship
  5. Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner

    387 U.S. 136 (1967)   Cited 5,349 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs subject to a regulation had standing to challenge it even though the Attorney General had yet to "authorize criminal and seizure actions for violations of the statute"
  6. National Park Hospitality Assn. v. Dept. of Interior

    538 U.S. 803 (2003)   Cited 1,032 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that although the question presented was purely legal and the rule constituted final action, further factual development would "significantly advance our ability to deal with the legal issues presented" so the matter was not ripe for judicial review
  7. Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

    539 U.S. 23 (2003)   Cited 755 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal trademark law helps assure the mark holder that it "will reap the financial, reputation-related rewards associated with a desirable product" rather than an imitator (quoting Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Prods. Co. , 514 U.S. 159, 163–164, 115 S.Ct. 1300, 131 L.Ed.2d 248 (1995) )
  8. Fletcher v. Atex, Inc.

    68 F.3d 1451 (2d Cir. 1995)   Cited 812 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the inclusion of descriptions of the parent-subsidiary relationship and the parent company's logo in the subsidiary's promotional literature did not justify piercing the corporate veil to reach the parent
  9. Bertin v. U.S.

    478 F.3d 489 (2d Cir. 2007)   Cited 528 times
    Holding that six-year statute of limitations applies and cause of action accrues at the end of the criminal proceeding
  10. Vigilant Ins v. Housing Auth

    87 N.Y.2d 36 (N.Y. 1995)   Cited 437 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “[c]ourts must look to the underlying claim and the nature of the relief sought to determine the applicable period of limitation [to a declaratory judgment action] * * *”, and that “a court's inquiry focuses on ‘the substance of action to identify the relationship out of which the claim arises and the relief sought’ * * *.” (quoting Solnick, 49 N.Y.2d at 229, 425 N.Y.S.2d 68, 401 N.E.2d 190)
  11. 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 358,269 times   949 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Section 1125 - False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden

    15 U.S.C. § 1125   Cited 15,659 times   326 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"
  13. Section 1141 - Effect of confirmation

    11 U.S.C. § 1141   Cited 2,758 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Granting discharge to Chapter 11 debtor upon confirmation except as otherwise provided for in the plan
  14. Section 304 - Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights

    17 U.S.C. § 304   Cited 188 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Extending the copyright term of works still under copyright in 1998 to 95 years