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MedApproach Holdings, Inc. v. Hawkins et al

MEMORANDUM. Signed

21 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 260,142 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 273,590 times   368 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. Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A.

    534 U.S. 506 (2002)   Cited 17,065 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding with regard to a 67-year-old plaintiff and a 59-year-old comparator that " difference of eight years between the age of the person discharged and his replacement . . . is not insignificant"

  4. Scheuer v. Rhodes

    416 U.S. 232 (1974)   Cited 22,491 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity

  5. Conley v. Gibson

    355 U.S. 41 (1957)   Cited 58,952 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

  6. Directv, Inc. v. Tyreesh

    487 F.3d 471 (6th Cir. 2007)   Cited 2,373 times
    Holding that Kentucky's taxing scheme designed to attract certain kinds of business did not violate the dormant Commerce Clause

  7. Weiner v. Klais and Co., Inc.

    108 F.3d 86 (6th Cir. 1997)   Cited 1,687 times
    Holding that a document incorporated by reference in a complaint can be introduced by a defendant if it is not attached by plaintiff

  8. Inge v. Rock Financial Corp.

    281 F.3d 613 (6th Cir. 2002)   Cited 1,272 times
    Holding that the defendant would not suffer prejudice when the plaintiff sought to refine existing claims rather than add brand-new claims

  9. Trau-Med v. Allstate Ins. Co.

    71 S.W.3d 691 (Tenn. 2002)   Cited 584 times
    Holding that an insurer can be liable "for the acts or omissions of an attorney hired to represent an insured when those acts or omissions were, at least in part, directed, commanded, or knowingly authorized by the insurer"

  10. Chesbrough v. Vpa

    655 F.3d 461 (6th Cir. 2011)   Cited 263 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "Medicare does not require compliance with an industry standard as a prerequisite to payment"

  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 354,229 times   943 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 160,289 times   196 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  13. Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 9   Cited 39,551 times   328 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity