32 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. Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins

    578 U.S. 330 (2016)   Cited 7,999 times   443 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a statutory violation, without more, did not give rise to Article III standing
  4. Navarro v. Block

    250 F.3d 729 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 5,734 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that dismissal is proper where there is "an absence of sufficient facts alleged to support a cognizable legal theory"
  5. American Pipe Construction Co. v. Utah

    414 U.S. 538 (1974)   Cited 2,155 times   163 Legal Analyses
    Holding the commencement of a class action "suspends the applicable statute of limitations as to all asserted members of the class who would have been parties had the suit been permitted to continue as a class action"
  6. Crown, Cork Seal Co. v. Parker

    462 U.S. 345 (1983)   Cited 1,122 times   54 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the timely filing of a purported class action suit tolls the statute of limitations for putative class members who seek to either intervene in the suit or file their own individual lawsuits after class action certification has been denied
  7. Clemens v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

    530 F.3d 852 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 930 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "claims under the Magnuson–Moss Act stand or fall with express and implied warranty claims under state law"
  8. Chardon v. Fumero Soto

    462 U.S. 650 (1983)   Cited 243 times
    Upholding a similar Puerto Rico statute as an acceptable substitute for American Pipe tolling
  9. Wade v. Danek Medical

    182 F.3d 281 (4th Cir. 1999)   Cited 268 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "in any case in which a state statute of limitations applies . . . the state's accompanying rule regarding equitable tolling should also apply"
  10. In re iPhone Application Litig

    844 F. Supp. 2d 1040 (N.D. Cal. 2012)   Cited 156 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that iOS devices such as iPhones are not "facilities" under the SCA
  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 357,835 times   950 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 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. . . ."
  13. Section 3294 - When damages recoverable for sake of example and by way of punishment; employer liability for acts of employee; death from homicide

    Cal. Civ. Code § 3294   Cited 2,856 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Stating plaintiff may recover punitive damages "in addition to the actual damages"
  14. Section 1658 - Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress

    28 U.S.C. § 1658   Cited 2,411 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the state-law tort period controls § 1983 actions