Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 263,477 times 281 Legal AnalysesHolding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
511 West 232nd Owners Corp. v. Jennifer Realty Co.
98 N.Y.2d 144 (N.Y. 2002) Cited 2,164 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that the plaintiffs sufficiently pled a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by alleging that the defendant, which contracted to convert its building into a cooperative, rejected bona fide purchase offers from prospective tenants
Pension Fund v. Marine Bank
85 N.Y.2d 20 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 1,537 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the definition of deceptive acts and practices under GBL § 349 includes "representations or omissions"
Matter Allstate
81 N.Y.2d 219 (N.Y. 1993) Cited 697 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that "there is no conflict between New York and New Jersey law," and that even if there were a conflict, "New Jersey law [would] govern"
Cox v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
138 N.J. 2 (N.J. 1994) Cited 642 times 8 Legal AnalysesHolding that a "consumer is not obligated to pay an indebtedness arising out of conduct that violates the [CFA]"
Wilson v. Amerada Hess Corp.
168 N.J. 236 (N.J. 2001) Cited 470 timesHolding party may breach implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing even where party has not breached underlying contract
De La Concha of Hartford, Inc. v. Aetna Life Insurance
269 Conn. 424 (Conn. 2004) Cited 353 timesNoting that analyses of scienter requirements for CUTPA and good faith and fair dealing are similar
Pacifico v. Pacifico
190 N.J. 258 (N.J. 2007) Cited 324 times 1 Legal AnalysesRecognizing contractual nature of matrimonial agreements
Maurizio v. Goldsmith
230 F.3d 518 (2d Cir. 2000) Cited 328 timesHolding that plaintiff cannot recover under GBL § 349 absent allegations that "the plaintiff has been injured"
Cheshire Mortgage Service, Inc. v. Montes
223 Conn. 80 (Conn. 1992) Cited 385 timesHolding that plaintiff mortgage servicer's violation of Truth in Lending Act and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36-224 amounted to violation of CUTPA because although violations were not immoral, unethical, oppressive, or unscrupulous, they "offend[ed] public policy so as to amount to an established concept of unfairness" and together constituted substantial injury
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 357,835 times 950 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 162,084 times 197 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 93,795 times 92 Legal AnalysesFinding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint
Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters
Fed. R. Civ. P. 9 Cited 39,880 times 331 Legal AnalysesRequiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity
Section 349 - Deceptive acts and practices unlawful
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349 Cited 4,953 times 110 Legal AnalysesGranting "any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of this section" the right to "bring an action in his own name"
Section 350 - False advertising unlawful
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 350 Cited 1,038 times 25 Legal AnalysesProhibiting false advertising
Section 42-1 to 42-76 - [Repealed]
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-1 - § 42-76 Cited 226 timesConn. Gen. Stat. § 42-1 to 42-76 (1949 Rev. , S. 6617-6691; 1951, S. 2858d, 2859d; 1959, P.A. 133, S. 10-102.)