23 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,544 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 266,461 times 365 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' "
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 236,142 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Porter v. Nussle
534 U.S. 516 (2002) Cited 13,869 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a state prisoner must exhaust administrative remedies before filing a complaint
Florida Dep't of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.
554 U.S. 33 (2008) Cited 232 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding the "federalism canon ... obliges us to construe [a statute]'s exemption narrowly"
Intern. Multifoods Corp. v. Commercial Un. Ins. Co.
309 F.3d 76 (2d Cir. 2002) Cited 374 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding “[g]iven the competing inferences that can be drawn from the language,” the clause was ambiguous and remanding “for determination of the intent of the parties with respect to the meaning of” the clause
Clorox Co. Puerto Rico v. Proctor Gamble
228 F.3d 24 (1st Cir. 2000) Cited 375 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the court may consider a document "integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint, even though not attached to the complaint" (quoting Shaw v. Digit. Equip. Corp., 82 F.3d 1194, 1220 (1st Cir. 1996) )
Diva's Inc. v. City of Bangor
411 F.3d 30 (1st Cir. 2005) Cited 67 times
Holding that shareholder who failed to allege any injury separate from the injury to the corporation lacked standing to bring a § 1983 claim
Ward v. Theladders.com, Inc.
3 F. Supp. 3d 151 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) Cited 50 times
Holding plaintiffs who brought section 349 claim based on their purchase of premium subscription to defendant's website sufficiently alleged that deceptive practices caused their injury because plaintiffs claimed they purchased defendant's services and incurred expenses as a result of having seen misleading statements on defendant's website
Dow v. United Broth. of Carpenters
1 F.3d 56 (1st Cir. 1993) Cited 92 times
Holding that "unsupported speculation" will not suffice to block summary judgment

Massachusetts Nurses Association v. National Nurses United AFL-CIO

23 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 that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Holding that a state prisoner must exhaust administrative remedies before filing a complaint

Holding the "federalism canon ... obliges us to construe [a statute]'s exemption narrowly"

Holding “[g]iven the competing inferences that can be drawn from the language,” the clause was ambiguous and remanding “for determination of the intent of the parties with respect to the meaning of” the clause

Holding that the court may consider a document "integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint, even though not attached to the complaint" (quoting Shaw v. Digit. Equip. Corp., 82 F.3d 1194, 1220 (1st Cir. 1996) )

Holding that shareholder who failed to allege any injury separate from the injury to the corporation lacked standing to bring a § 1983 claim

Holding that "unsupported speculation" will not suffice to block summary judgment