Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 251,282 times 279 Legal AnalysesHolding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 265,266 times 364 Legal AnalysesHolding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
454 U.S. 235 (1981) Cited 4,729 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert
330 U.S. 501 (1947) Cited 5,597 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that private interest factors include the "availability of compulsory process for attendance of un-willing, and the cost of obtaining attendance of willing, witnesses"
Saudi Arabia v. Nelson
507 U.S. 349 (1993) Cited 645 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Saudi government's wrongful arrest, imprisonment, and torture of plaintiff were sovereign not commercial activities
Cortec Indus., Inc. v. Sum Holding L.P.
949 F.2d 42 (2d Cir. 1991) Cited 2,948 timesHolding that “[w]here plaintiff has actual notice of all the information in the movant's papers and has relied upon these documents in framing the complaint the necessity of translating a Rule 12(b) motion into one under Rule 56 is largely dissipated” and affirming the district court's consideration of a stock purchase agreement, offering memorandum, and stock warrant that were “integral to [plaintiffs'] complaint”
Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.
504 U.S. 607 (1992) Cited 647 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that Argentina's issuance of bonds constitutes a commercial activity within the meaning of the FSIA
Verlinden B. V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria
461 U.S. 480 (1983) Cited 867 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the FSIA creates federal question jurisdiction
Republic of Austria v. Altmann
541 U.S. 677 (2004) Cited 321 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that FSIA can be retroactive in application
Iragorri v. United Techs. Corp.
274 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 2001) Cited 883 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that foreign plaintiff's forum choice given "greater deference ... to the extent that it was motivated by legitimate reasons, including the plaintiff's convenience"
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 344,310 times 920 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1391 - Venue generally
28 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 27,656 times 197 Legal AnalysesFinding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
Section 1406 - Cure or waiver of defects
28 U.S.C. § 1406 Cited 14,038 times 52 Legal AnalysesRecognizing that transfer is proper to any district or division in which the action could have been brought
Section 1605 - General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
28 U.S.C. § 1605 Cited 1,887 times 47 Legal AnalysesAdopting the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
Section 1330 - Actions against foreign states
28 U.S.C. § 1330 Cited 1,642 times 13 Legal AnalysesGranting district courts with jurisdiction over claims against "foreign state"
Section 1602 - Findings and declaration of purpose
28 U.S.C. § 1602 Cited 1,438 times 16 Legal AnalysesSetting forth Congressional findings and the purposes of FSIA
Section 1604 - Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
28 U.S.C. § 1604 Cited 1,103 times 9 Legal AnalysesGranting immunity to foreign states, their agencies, and their instrumentalities