550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 275,664 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
Holding that three prior instances of unconstitutional conduct by county employees were insufficient to establish a pattern of the municipality's deliberate indifference to unconstitutional conduct
Holding that pursuit of a TRO and a vindictive, groundless lawsuit which disrupted plaintiff's business relationship did not set forth a claim for tortious interference with a business relationship
Holding that a plaintiff must set forth facts in his complaint sufficient to demonstrate a right to relief, and “may not use the discovery process to obtain these facts after filing suit.”
Holding that where defamation claim failed due to insufficient evidence of actual malice, court did not need to separately address parallel state-law tortious interference claim because it "fail[ed] along with the defamation claim"
Finding that Michigan did not have most significant relationship to insurance contract when "[t]he parties' insurance policy . . . makes no mention of Michigan law; it covers no insured that is incorporated in Michigan or that has a place of business in Michigan"