19 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 267,100 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 280,127 times   369 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. Lewis v. Casey

    518 U.S. 343 (1996)   Cited 14,725 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a prisoner must show an actual injury to state a claim for denial of access to courts
  4. Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't

    523 U.S. 83 (1998)   Cited 11,275 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the federal courts lacked jurisdiction because "none of the relief sought by respondent would likely remedy its alleged injury in fact"
  5. Cooney v. Rossiter

    583 F.3d 967 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 435 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the amount of factual allegations required to state a plausible claim for relief depends on the complexity of the legal theory
  6. Oliveira v. Amoco Oil Co.

    201 Ill. 2d 134 (Ill. 2002)   Cited 345 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that those who "know the truth" do not have a valid ICFA claim
  7. Bouse v. Bayer

    235 Ill. 2d 544 (Ill. 2009)   Cited 242 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiff had no ICFA claim where plaintiff had seen no advertisements for the drug and had no independent knowledge of the drug or its effects
  8. Menominee Ind. Tribe of Wisconsin v. Thompson

    161 F.3d 449 (7th Cir. 1998)   Cited 286 times
    Finding that the Menominee claims in earlier cases were not necessarily inconsistent with the position taken in the present case
  9. United States ex rel. Gross v. Aids Research Alliance-Chicago

    415 F.3d 601 (7th Cir. 2005)   Cited 209 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding plaintiff's second amended complaint failed because it did not allege payment by the government was conditioned upon certification of regulatory compliance
  10. Bober v. Glaxo Wellcome PLC

    246 F.3d 934 (7th Cir. 2001)   Cited 188 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that no deception occurs when information available to consumers "would dispel any" misimpression caused by the defendant's statements
  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 361,853 times   961 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 164,069 times   197 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 40,154 times   335 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity
  14. Section 815 ILCS 505/10a - Action for actual damages

    815 ILCS 505/10a   Cited 602 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Providing individual cause of action for violation resulting in "actual damages"