Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Landgraf v. USI Film Prods.

Holding that a statute may apply retroactively when "clear congressional intent favor such a result"

Shady Grove Orthopedic v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Holding that rules of civil procedure allowing multiple claims to be litigated together "neither change plaintiffs' separate entitlements to relief nor abridge defendants' rights; they alter only how the claims are processed"

Makarova v. U.S.

Holding that the party invoking a federal court's jurisdiction "has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that it exists"

Morrison v. Nat'l Austl. Bank

Involving Rule 12(b) motion

Snyder v. Harris

Holding that FED. R.CIV.P. 23 does not allow aggregation of individual claims to establish amount in controversy in class action brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1332

Kuebel v. Black Decker

Holding that a triable fact question existed as to willfulness where the employer was aware that the employee's responsibilities might require over 40 hours of work per week and instructed him not to record overtime

Reilly v. Natwest Mkts. Grp. Inc.

Holding that trial judges have wide discretion to impose sanctions for spoliation even in cases not involving "outrageous culpability"

Conyers v. Rossides

Holding that “the [TSA] Administrator's decision not to utilize the [Federal Aviation Administration]'s personnel management system in deciding whom to ‘employ’ or ‘appoint’ as a security screener, ‘is committed to agency discretion’ by ATSA Section 111(d) and, thus, is not reviewable under the [Administrative Procedure Act]”

Tongkook America, Inc. v. Shipton Sportswear

Holding failure to challenge amount in controversy is not determinative because subject matter jurisdiction cannot be waived

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

Rule 20 - Permissive Joinder of Parties

Granting courts authority to "issue orders-including an order for separate trials."

Rule 21 - Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

Granting district courts broad discretion when deciding whether to sever claims or to dismiss improperly joined claims or defendants

Section 198 - Costs, remedies

Requiring the notice be furnished "within ten business days of his or her first day of employment"

Section 190 - Definitions

Defining "wages" as "earnings for labor or services rendered"

Section 901 - Prerequisites to a class action

Providing that "an action to recover a penalty, or minimum measure of recovery created or imposed by statute may not be maintained as a class action" unless the "statute creating or imposing penalty, or minimum measure of recovery specifically authorizes the recovery thereof in a class action"

Section 193 - Deductions from wages

Describing the limited circumstances in which employers may deduct wages

Section 196-D - Gratuities

Stating some exceptions not relevant here

Section 517 - Remuneration