550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 267,097 times 365 Legal Analyses
Holding 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' "
Holding that notice and opportunity to be heard before deprivation of constitutionally protected interest coupled with Article 78 post-deprivation remedy satisfied due process
Holding that courts may consider extrinsic documents when deciding a motion to dismiss where “the incorporated material is a contract or other legal document containing obligations upon which the plaintiff's complaint stands or falls, but which for some reason-usually because the document, read in its entirety would undermine the legitimacy of the plaintiff's claim-was not attached to the complaint”
Holding that a denial of qualified immunity on the law "is collateral to the merits of the underlying action and is, therefore, considered final for appellate purposes"
151 F. Supp. 2d 371 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) Cited 257 times
Holding that tortious interference of contract claim was preempted by SLUSA because plaintiffs alleged elsewhere that defendants engaged in a fraudulent scheme and proof of the scheme was necessary to proving tortious interference with contract
680 F. Supp. 2d 502 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) Cited 130 times
Holding that the plaintiff failed to state a retaliation claim based on a good faith belief that the widespread sexual favoritism constituted gender discrimination where the plaintiff's “own characterization of his internal complaints ... [was] entirely gender-neutral”
Holding that early redemption payments of commercial paper are “settlement payments” within the meaning of § 741 and thus protected by the safe harbor provision of § 546(e) and that nothing in the text of § 741 or the Bankruptcy Code support a purchase or sale requirement