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
Holding that pleading standards are not relaxed when the fraudulent scheme is complex, the scheme took place over a long period of time, or information concerning the fraud is in the defendant's control
Holding that allegations pleaded on information and belief meet Rule 9(b)'s particularity requirement when the facts constituting the fraud are peculiarly within the opposing party's knowledge and if accompanied by a statement of facts on which the belief is founded
Holding injury to junior security interests and rights to repayment "is not injury that may support standing" where senior security interest "completely encumbered the collateral" rendering the junior interest "of no value from its inception"
Holding that patients lacked standing to bring RICO claims for allegedly fraudulent health care billings where insurance companies rather than patients suffered the actual financial harm from the alleged RICO violations
Finding that "[d]etermining whether an agency relationship exists hinges on the principal's right to exercise control over the activities of the agent" without discussing section 2
123 F. Supp. 3d 1145 (E.D. Mo. 2015) Cited 12 times
Finding allegations did not satisfy Rule 9(b)'s particularity requirement where plaintiff alleged fraudulent misrepresentation happened "in November 2008"