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Rhoades v. Allen-Bradley Company et al

MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM

24 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 260,142 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 273,590 times   368 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. Daimler AG v. Bauman

    571 U.S. 117 (2014)   Cited 5,861 times   237 Legal Analyses
    Holding that foreign corporations may not be subject to general jurisdiction "whenever they have an in-state subsidiary or affiliate"

  4. Goodyear Dunlop Tires Oper. v. Brown

    564 U.S. 915 (2011)   Cited 5,401 times   87 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the sales of petitioners' tires sporadically made in North Carolina through intermediaries" insufficient to support general jurisdiction

  5. Walden v. Fiore

    571 U.S. 277 (2014)   Cited 4,467 times   49 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, for specific jurisdiction, "the relationship must arise out of contacts that the 'defendant [it]self' creates with the forum State" (quoting Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462, 475 (1985))

  6. Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

    471 U.S. 462 (1985)   Cited 17,086 times   46 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a defendant has "fair warning" if he purposefully directs his activities at residents of the forum and if the litigation results from alleged injuries arising out of or relating to those activities.

  7. Helicopteros Nacionales de Colom. v. Hall

    466 U.S. 408 (1984)   Cited 9,375 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “purchases, even if occurring at regular intervals” were insufficient to establish general personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation

  8. Phillips v. County of Allegheny

    515 F.3d 224 (3d Cir. 2008)   Cited 17,210 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile

  9. Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside

    578 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2009)   Cited 14,340 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion "in denying a motion for a class action determination which was untimely under the local rule"

  10. Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington

    326 U.S. 310 (1945)   Cited 22,892 times   110 Legal Analyses
    Holding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )

  11. 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 354,229 times   943 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 160,289 times   196 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  13. Section 5322 - Bases of personal jurisdiction over persons outside this Commonwealth

    42 Pa. C.S. § 5322   Cited 882 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing the exercise of personal jurisdiction to the fullest extent permitted by the U.S. Constitution

  14. Rule 1024 - Verification

    231 Pa. Code § 1024   Cited 55 times
    Requiring every pleading with an averment of fact outside of the record or a denial of fact to contain a verification