61 Cited authorities

  1. 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
  2. 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' "
  3. Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

    504 U.S. 555 (1992)   Cited 27,821 times   138 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"
  4. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.

    528 U.S. 167 (2000)   Cited 7,147 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs who curtailed their recreational activities on a river due to reasonable concerns about the effect of pollutant discharges into that river had standing
  5. Clapper v. Amnesty Int'l USA

    568 U.S. 398 (2013)   Cited 3,050 times   169 Legal Analyses
    Holding that respondents could not establish injury by relying on a "speculative chain of possibilities"
  6. Spencer v. Kemna

    523 U.S. 1 (1998)   Cited 5,589 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an issue is moot when "there is nothing for us to remedy"
  7. Warth v. Seldin

    422 U.S. 490 (1975)   Cited 11,861 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"
  8. Adams v. City of Indianapolis

    742 F.3d 720 (7th Cir. 2014)   Cited 1,274 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that because separate instances of failing to promote a firefighter were identifiable, discrete acts, each “discrete discriminatory act start[ed] a new clock for filing charges alleging that act”
  9. Pension Fund v. Marine Bank

    85 N.Y.2d 20 (N.Y. 1995)   Cited 1,516 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the definition of deceptive acts and practices under GBL § 349 includes "representations or omissions"
  10. Apex Digital v. Sears

    572 F.3d 440 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 806 times
    Holding the plaintiff to a higher standard where the defendant mounted a factual attack on the plaintiff's standing
  11. Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 9   Cited 38,911 times   316 Legal Analyses
    Permitting "[m]alice, intent, knowledge, and other conditions of a person's mind [to] be alleged generally"
  12. Section 735 ILCS 5/2-619 - Involuntary dismissal based upon certain defects or defenses

    735 ILCS 5/2-619   Cited 4,122 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Providing for involuntary dismissal of suits not "commenced within the time limited by law"
  13. Section 735 ILCS 5/2-615 - Motions with respect to pleadings

    735 ILCS 5/2-615   Cited 3,820 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Criticizing use of section 2-619 motions in such situations
  14. Section 815 ILCS 505/2

    815 ILCS 505/2   Cited 1,386 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting "[u]nfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices"