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Shay v. Walters

MEMORANDUM in Support re MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings

40 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 252,544 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 266,461 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' "

  3. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

    418 U.S. 323 (1974)   Cited 3,874 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a private defamation plaintiff cannot recover punitive damages without proving actual malice

  4. Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.

    501 U.S. 496 (1991)   Cited 1,408 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "plaintiff must demonstrate that the author in fact entertained serious doubts as to the truth of his publication"

  5. Alt. Energy v. St. Paul Fire Marine

    267 F.3d 30 (1st Cir. 2001)   Cited 754 times
    Holding that a contract is ambiguous only when it is "reasonably susceptible of different interpretations"

  6. S.E.C. v. Tambone

    597 F.3d 436 (1st Cir. 2010)   Cited 528 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Reinstating portions of withdrawn panel opinion

  7. Noonan v. Staples, Inc.

    556 F.3d 20 (1st Cir. 2009)   Cited 390 times
    Holding that in Massachusetts, “even a true statement can form the basis of a libel action if the plaintiff proves that the defendant acted with ‘actual malice’ ”

  8. Pérez-Acevedo v. Rivero-Cubano

    520 F.3d 26 (1st Cir. 2008)   Cited 337 times
    Applying Twombly to Rule 12(c)

  9. Daley v. Aetna Life Casualty Co.

    249 Conn. 766 (Conn. 1999)   Cited 373 times
    Holding that whether the subject matter of an employee's speech is a matter of public concern is a question of law for the court

  10. Psy-Ed Corp. v. Klein

    459 Mass. 697 (Mass. 2011)   Cited 165 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Concluding that "economic coercion" did not amount to actual malice

  11. Section 260:2A - Three years; actions of tort, contract to recover for personal injuries and replevin

    Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260 § 2A   Cited 583 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Establishing three-year statute of limitations for tort claims

  12. Section 52-577 - Action founded upon a tort

    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577   Cited 505 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Establishing a six-year statute of limitations for breach of contract and a three-year statute of limitations for tort claims

  13. Section 223A:3 - Transactions or conduct for personal jurisdiction

    Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223A § 3   Cited 457 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Granting jurisdiction over claims "arising from" certain enumerated grounds occurring within Massachusetts

  14. Section 231:92 - Truth as justification for libel

    Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231 § 92   Cited 33 times   2 Legal Analyses

    The defendant in an action for writing or for publishing a libel may introduce in evidence the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as libellous; and the truth shall be a justification unless actual malice is proved. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 92