35 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 255,203 times 280 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
Landgraf v. USI Film Prods.
511 U.S. 244 (1994) Cited 3,811 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding that a statute may apply retroactively when "clear congressional intent favor such a result"
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
454 U.S. 235 (1981) Cited 4,756 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"
Collins v. Youngblood
497 U.S. 37 (1990) Cited 2,020 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding change in State law allowing reformation of improper criminal verdicts 35 not to violate Ex Post Facto clause
California Dept. of Corrections v. Morales
514 U.S. 499 (1995) Cited 1,488 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a statutory change did not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause when it “introduced the possibility that after the initial parole hearing, the Board would not have to hold another hearing the very next year, or the year after that, if it found no reasonable probability that respondent would be deemed suitable for parole in the interim period” and was passed “merely to relieve the Board from the costly and time-consuming responsibility of scheduling parole hearings for prisoners who have no reasonable chance of being released”
Mohamad v. Palestinian Auth.
566 U.S. 449 (2012) Cited 495 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding term used in Torture Victim Protection Act was unambiguous despite disagreement among several circuits
Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert
330 U.S. 501 (1947) Cited 5,612 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that private interest factors include the "availability of compulsory process for attendance of un-willing, and the cost of obtaining attendance of willing, witnesses"
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
621 F.3d 111 (2d Cir. 2010) Cited 1,028 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding ATS liability does not extend to corporate defendants
Tazoe v. Airbus S.A.S
631 F.3d 1321 (11th Cir. 2011) Cited 821 times
Holding that the inability to implead other alleged tortfeasors in federal district court weighs in favor dismissal
Gentilello v. Rege
627 F.3d 540 (5th Cir. 2010) Cited 713 times
Holding that the standard for deciding a Rule 12(c) motion is the same as for deciding a Rule 12(b) motion
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 348,503 times 930 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1404 - Change of venue
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 28,533 times 186 Legal Analyses
Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
Section 1591 - Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion
18 U.S.C. § 1591 Cited 2,664 times 21 Legal Analyses
Defining serious harm as "any harm, whether physical or nonphysical, including psychological [or] financial . . . harm, that is sufficiently serious . . . to compel a reasonable person of the same background and in the same circumstances to perform . . . commercial sexual activity in order to avoid incurring that harm"
Section 1350 - Alien's action for tort
28 U.S.C. § 1350 Cited 1,170 times 64 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"
Section 1589 - Forced labor
18 U.S.C. § 1589 Cited 707 times 14 Legal Analyses
Defining "serious harm" as that which would compel a "reasonable person" to perform or continue performing labor to avoid incurring such harm
Section 1595 - Civil remedy
18 U.S.C. § 1595 Cited 640 times 12 Legal Analyses
Authorizing lawsuits against those who "benefit ... from participation in a [trafficking] venture"
Section 1581 - Peonage; obstructing enforcement
18 U.S.C. § 1581 Cited 621 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding in peonage
Section 7101 - Purposes and findings
22 U.S.C. § 7101 Cited 92 times 4 Legal Analyses
Finding at least "700,000 persons annually, primarily women and children," trafficked worldwide, and "[a]pproximately 50,000 women and children ... trafficked into the United States each year"

Plaintiff A et al v. Schair et al

35 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Holding that a statute may apply retroactively when "clear congressional intent favor such a result"

Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"

Holding change in State law allowing reformation of improper criminal verdicts 35 not to violate Ex Post Facto clause

Holding term used in Torture Victim Protection Act was unambiguous despite disagreement among several circuits

Holding that private interest factors include the "availability of compulsory process for attendance of un-willing, and the cost of obtaining attendance of willing, witnesses"

Holding ATS liability does not extend to corporate defendants

Holding that the inability to implead other alleged tortfeasors in federal district court weighs in favor dismissal

Holding that the standard for deciding a Rule 12(c) motion is the same as for deciding a Rule 12(b) motion

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"

Defining "serious harm" as that which would compel a "reasonable person" to perform or continue performing labor to avoid incurring such harm

Authorizing lawsuits against those who "benefit ... from participation in a [trafficking] venture"

Holding in peonage

Finding at least "700,000 persons annually, primarily women and children," trafficked worldwide, and "[a]pproximately 50,000 women and children ... trafficked into the United States each year"