19 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 273,590 times   368 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
  2. Car Carriers, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.

    745 F.2d 1101 (7th Cir. 1984)   Cited 2,388 times
    Holding that a complaint may not be amended by briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss
  3. Atkins v. City of Chicago

    631 F.3d 823 (7th Cir. 2011)   Cited 667 times
    Holding that a plaintiff "can plead [herself] out of court by pleading facts that show that [she] has no legal claim"
  4. Payton v. County of Kane

    308 F.3d 673 (7th Cir. 2002)   Cited 269 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding plaintiffs who suffered injury in two Illinois counties may have standing to represent a class suing nineteen Illinois counties if plaintiffs fulfill all the requirements of Rule 23
  5. Thomason v. Nachtrieb

    888 F.2d 1202 (7th Cir. 1989)   Cited 297 times
    Holding that plaintiff may not raise new claims in response to motion to dismiss
  6. Bober v. Glaxo Wellcome PLC

    246 F.3d 934 (7th Cir. 2001)   Cited 183 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that no deception occurs when information available to consumers "would dispel any" misimpression caused by the defendant's statements
  7. In the Matter of Aqua Dots Products Liab. Litig..Appeal of Sarah Bertanowski

    654 F.3d 748 (7th Cir. 2011)   Cited 126 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the financial injury from paying for dangerous toys can support a claim even though no physical injury happened
  8. F.T.C. v. Direct Marketing Concepts Inc.

    624 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2010)   Cited 71 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Finding no error when district court “rest[ed] its damages determination on Defendants' gross receipts rather than their net profits”
  9. N. Tr. Co. v. Peters

    69 F.3d 123 (7th Cir. 1995)   Cited 94 times
    Concluding that a "party can plead himself out of court by . . . alleging facts which . . . demonstrate that he has no legal claim"
  10. Stanley v. Bayer HealthCare LLC

    CASE NO. 11cv862-IEG(BLM) (S.D. Cal. Apr. 3, 2012)   Cited 33 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment on a plaintiff's UCL and CLRA claims because, under California law, only prosecuting authorities—not private individuals—can bring an action for lack of substantiation
  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 354,229 times   943 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 160,289 times   196 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 39,551 times   328 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity
  14. Section 815 ILCS 505/10a - Action for actual damages

    815 ILCS 505/10a   Cited 595 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Providing individual cause of action for violation resulting in "actual damages"