Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 269,029 times 281 Legal AnalysesHolding that courts are not required "to credit a complaint's conclusory statements without reference to its factual context"
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 281,939 times 369 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Am. Nat'l Ins. Co.
417 F.3d 727 (7th Cir. 2005) Cited 357 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding non-signatory could enforce arbitration under third-party beneficiary theory
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 165,126 times 197 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1693 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
15 U.S.C. § 1693 Cited 688 times 18 Legal AnalysesDefining electronic fund transfer