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(PS) Grassi, et al v. Moody's Investors Services, et al

MEMORANDUM

59 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 263,477 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 276,716 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. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

    376 U.S. 254 (1964)   Cited 6,996 times   36 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a public official or public figure can recover damages for defamation on a matter of public concern only if he proves that the speaker acted with actual malice

  4. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

    418 U.S. 323 (1974)   Cited 3,918 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a private defamation plaintiff cannot recover punitive damages without proving actual malice

  5. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal

    497 U.S. 1 (1990)   Cited 1,745 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a statement that implies a false assertion of fact may be actionable even if it is couched as a statement of opinion

  6. Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union

    466 U.S. 485 (1984)   Cited 1,626 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the clear-error standard "does not inhibit an appellate court's power to correct errors of law, including ... a finding of fact that is predicated on a misunderstanding of the governing rule of law"

  7. Cahill v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

    80 F.3d 336 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 3,343 times
    Holding that allegations of material fact are taken as true and construed in the light most favorable to plaintiff

  8. Harte-Hanks Communications v. Connaughton

    491 U.S. 657 (1989)   Cited 930 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the standard for "reckless disregard" for the truth in a defamation action by a public figure "is a subjective one," requiring that "the defendant in fact entertained serious doubts as to the truth of his publication," or that "the defendant actually had a high degree of awareness of . . . probable falsity"

  9. St. Amant v. Thompson

    390 U.S. 727 (1968)   Cited 1,793 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that to show actual malice, plaintiff must show "high degree of awareness of probably falsity"

  10. Hustler Magazine v. Falwell

    485 U.S. 46 (1988)   Cited 807 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “public figures and public officials” must prove “actual malice” in addition to falsity before recovering for intentional infliction of emotional distress on the basis of speech directed at them

  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 162,084 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."