48 Cited authorities

  1. Tellabs v. Makor Issues Rights

    551 U.S. 308 (2007)   Cited 9,550 times   105 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a strong inference is one that is "cogent and at least as compelling as any opposing inference"
  2. Scheuer v. Rhodes

    416 U.S. 232 (1974)   Cited 22,701 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity
  3. Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit

    507 U.S. 163 (1993)   Cited 5,180 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there is no heightened pleading requirement in § 1983 suits against municipalities
  4. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

    376 U.S. 254 (1964)   Cited 7,013 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
  5. New York State Blue Cross Plans v. Travelers Ins

    514 U.S. 645 (1995)   Cited 1,579 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a statute imposing a surcharge on "[p]atients served by commercial insurers providing in-patient hospital coverage on an expense-incurred basis, by self-insured funds directly reimbursing hospitals, and by certain workers' compensation, volunteer firefighters' benefit, ambulance workers' benefit, and no-fault motor vehicle insurance funds" . . . "cannot be said to make 'reference to' ERISA plans in any manner" because the surcharge applied "regardless of whether the commercial coverage or membership, respectively, [wa]s ultimately secured by an ERISA plan, private purchase, or otherwise"
  6. King v. Atiyeh

    814 F.2d 565 (9th Cir. 1987)   Cited 5,988 times
    Holding that "All causes of action alleged in an original complaint which are not alleged in an amended complaint are waived"
  7. North Star Intern. v. Arizona Corp. Com'n

    720 F.2d 578 (9th Cir. 1983)   Cited 2,276 times
    Holding that district court properly treated motion as motion to dismiss, despite presence of affidavits, where there was no indication of the court's reliance on outside materials and the court expressly stated that it was dismissing for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted
  8. Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

    409 U.S. 205 (1972)   Cited 794 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs not themselves the "direct objects of discrimination" have standing under the FHA
  9. Gilligan v. Jamco Development Corp.

    108 F.3d 246 (9th Cir. 1997)   Cited 965 times
    Setting forth elements of a FHA claim
  10. Paulsen v. CNF Inc.

    559 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 593 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding state law professional negligence claims against third-party actuary hired to spin off plan assets not preempted
  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 163,952 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  12. Section 78j - Manipulative and deceptive devices

    15 U.S.C. § 78j   Cited 12,795 times   167 Legal Analyses
    Granting SEC power to establish rules to further statute forbidding manipulative or deceptive devices in connection with purchase or sale of securities
  13. Section 78t - Liability of controlling persons and persons who aid and abet violations

    15 U.S.C. § 78t   Cited 4,077 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any person "who, directly or indirectly, controls any person liable under any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation thereunder"
  14. Section 77k - Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement

    15 U.S.C. § 77k   Cited 2,144 times   86 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable for a false registration statement "every person who was a director of . . . or partner in the issuer" at time of filing
  15. Section 78t-1 - Liability to contemporaneous traders for insider trading

    15 U.S.C. § 78t-1   Cited 308 times
    Granting an explicit right of private action under Rule 10b-5 pursuant to the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988
  16. Section 225 - Continuing financial crimes enterprise

    18 U.S.C. § 225   Cited 43 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Listing 18 U.S.C. § 1005