Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

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' "

Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A.

Holding with regard to a 67-year-old plaintiff and a 59-year-old comparator that " difference of eight years between the age of the person discharged and his replacement . . . is not insignificant"

Papasan v. Allain

Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"

Conley v. Gibson

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Holding that the Airline Deregulation Act, which prohibits States from enforcing any law "relating to rates, routes, or services" of any air carrier, preempted fare-advertising guidelines that "would have a significant impact upon" the airlines' ability to charge fares

E.E.O.C. v. Concentra Health

Holding that a plaintiff alleging retaliation under Title VII "must provide some specific description" of the protected activity

Killingsworth v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A.

Finding that plaintiffs sufficiently alleged a willful violation where plaintiffs asserted that defendant violated the FCRA and did so willingly

Avery v. State Farm

Holding claims of non-Illinois plaintiffs insufficient where the only connection to Illinois is the headquarters of the defendant and the fact that a scheme "was disseminated" from Illinois

Connick v. Suzuki Motor Co.

Holding that statements "not made by Suzuki but by Suzuki dealers . . . cannot be the basis of a common law fraud count against Suzuki unless plaintiffs have adequately alleged that the dealers were the agents of Suzuki"

McCready v. eBay, Inc.

Holding that without any indication that eBay acted in any fashion other than good faith, its compliance fell squarely within the statutory good-faith defense

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 815 ILCS 505/2

Prohibiting "[u]nfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices"

Section 810 ILCS 5/2-314 - Implied warranty: merchantability; usage of trade