550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 265,409 times 364 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' "
Holding that trial court did not err in denying relator's request to file an amended complaint where there was a repeated failure to cure deficiencies in three prior complaints
Holding that the district court properly discounted evidence about allegedly collusive communications where, among other things, the defendant receiving those communications "generally did not act on any information obtained through" them
Holding doctor's interests were not aligned with patients' interests, where doctor would benefit from radiologists' inflated prices; patients, their insurers, or government were interested in ensuring consumers paid competitive price, and they could bring antitrust action
527 F. Supp. 2d 1011 (N.D. Cal. 2007) Cited 113 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that subpoenas served on defendants and grand jury investigation carry no weight in pleading antitrust conspiracy where it is unknown whether investigation will result in indictments or nothing at all, also noting that a decision not to prosecute would not be binding on plaintiffs, and granting leave to amend
Holding that Louisiana law barred the plaintiff's unjust enrichment claim due to the existence of a valid contract defining the plaintiff's insurance coverage
Holding that a buyer network does not engage in price fixing prohibited by the Sherman Act if it agrees on a maximum price it is willing to pay for a product and sellers decide whether to accept that price
Holding that interference in the hope of re-sale at higher profit is the "very type of profit maximization conduct that has been held insufficient to satisfy the malice element."