Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Central Bank of Denver v. First I.S. Bk. of Denver

Holding that Section 10(b)’s private right of action does not include suits against aiders and abettors

Cort v. Ash

Holding no private action under criminal statutes absent clear statutory basis for such inference

Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. King

Holding person who is a corporate owner or employee is distinct from the corporation itself

Citizens Bank of Maryland v. Strumpf

Holding that bank's placing an administrative hold on a bankruptcy debtor's account did not violate sections 362 or 362 because the administrative hold did not take something from the bankruptcy debtor, or exercise dominion over property that belonged to the bankruptcy debtor

Jefferson Parish Hospital Dist. No. 2 v. Hyde

Holding that "any inquiry into the validity of a tying arrangement must focus on the market or markets in which the two products are sold, for that is where the anticompetitive forcing has its impact"

Tal v. Hogan

Holding that "because the extensiveness of the threat is a question of fact" the court would "assume for the purposes of this opinion that the predicate acts alleged ... establish a pattern of racketeering activity"

City of Ontario v. Quon

Holding that the police department's warrantless search of a police officer's pager was reasonable because it was not excessive in scope and was motivated by a legitimate work-related purpose

Andrews v. Heaton

Holding that criminal statutes without a private right of action are not enforceable through civil action

Baggett v. First National B. Gainesville

Holding that dismissal of state law claims is strongly encouraged where the federal claims are dismissed prior to trial

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

Section 1962 - Prohibited activities

Specifying prohibited activities

Section 1681 - Congressional findings and statement of purpose

Recognizing the need to protect "the consumer's right to privacy"

Section 2510 - Definitions

Defining "[i]nvestigative or law enforcement officer" as an officer "empowered by law to conduct investigations of or to make arrests for [certain] offenses . . . and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of such offenses"

Section 1681a - Definitions; rules of construction

Adopting definition of "credit" and "creditor" as defined by 15 U.S.C. § 1691a(d)-(e)

Section 6801 - Protection of nonpublic personal information

Limiting information sharing by financial institutions without prior consent by customers

Section 2702 - Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records

Restricting use of Internet subscriber information without consent

Section 1972 - Certain tying arrangements prohibited; correspondent accounts

Providing that " bank shall not in any manner . . . furnish any service . . . on the condition or requirement . . . that the customer shall obtain some additional . . . service from a bank holding company of such bank, or from any other subsidiary of such bank holding company"

Section 2711 - Definitions for chapter

Adopting terms defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2510

Section 225.7 - Exceptions to tying restrictions