51 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 253,227 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
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
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' "
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
564 U.S. 338 (2011) Cited 6,646 times 505 Legal Analyses
Holding in Rule 23 context that “[w]ithout some glue holding the alleged reasons for all those decisions together, it will be impossible to say that examination of all the class members' claims for relief will produce a common answer”
Lewis v. Casey
518 U.S. 343 (1996) Cited 14,304 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that a prisoner must show an actual injury to state a claim for denial of access to courts
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion
563 U.S. 333 (2011) Cited 3,762 times 601 Legal Analyses
Holding that a ban on collective-action waivers in those contracts worked to "disfavor arbitration"
Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.
500 U.S. 20 (1991) Cited 3,031 times 59 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1994 ed.), may be subject to compulsory arbitration
Starr v. Baca
652 F.3d 1202 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 5,263 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a series of investigative reports documenting systemic deficiencies in a jail put the defendant-supervisor on notice of the risk of the harm that befell the plaintiff
Am. Express Co. v. Italian Colors Rest.
570 U.S. 228 (2013) Cited 637 times 29 Legal Analyses
Holding that a class waiver in an arbitration agreement is enforceable under the FAA even when a plaintiff shows that the waiver will prevent her from vindicating her statutory rights
Mendiondo v. Centinela
521 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 1,949 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the heightened pleading requirements of Rule 9(b) do not apply
Ellis v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
657 F.3d 970 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 1,122 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiffs' commonality must connect to their claim for class relief
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 346,412 times 923 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 156,480 times 194 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 17,850 times 315 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting unlawful business practices
Section 157 - Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc.
29 U.S.C. § 157 Cited 3,279 times 97 Legal Analyses
Granting employees the right to engage in or refrain from engaging in union activity
Section 226 - Itemized statement of wages
Cal. Lab. Code § 226 Cited 2,246 times 125 Legal Analyses
Providing only statutory penalties
Section 201 - Computation and payment of wages upon discharge
Cal. Lab. Code § 201 Cited 1,754 times 20 Legal Analyses
Providing that, "[i]f an employer discharges an employee, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable immediately"
Section 1194 - Recovery by employee in civil action regardless of agreement to receive lesser wage
Cal. Lab. Code § 1194 Cited 1,748 times 10 Legal Analyses
Authorizing an employee receiving less than the legal overtime compensation to recover the unpaid balance, interest, attorney's fees, and costs of suit in a civil action
Section 203 - Failure to pay; penalties
Cal. Lab. Code § 203 Cited 1,625 times 23 Legal Analyses
Providing that any willfully unpaid wages "shall continue as a penalty from the due date thereof at the same rate until paid or until an action therefor is commenced"
Section 512 - Meal periods
Cal. Lab. Code § 512 Cited 1,138 times 33 Legal Analyses
Imposing these same meal break rules for all employees unless otherwise exempted
Section 202 - Employees not under contract; notice; state employees
Cal. Lab. Code § 202 Cited 747 times 7 Legal Analyses
Awarding immediate payment of all earned and unpaid wages upon discharge, layoff, or resignation

Spencer Leon Reed v. Autonation, Inc.

51 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

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 in Rule 23 context that “[w]ithout some glue holding the alleged reasons for all those decisions together, it will be impossible to say that examination of all the class members' claims for relief will produce a common answer”

Holding that a prisoner must show an actual injury to state a claim for denial of access to courts

Holding that a ban on collective-action waivers in those contracts worked to "disfavor arbitration"

Holding that a claim arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1994 ed.), may be subject to compulsory arbitration

Holding that a series of investigative reports documenting systemic deficiencies in a jail put the defendant-supervisor on notice of the risk of the harm that befell the plaintiff

Holding that a class waiver in an arbitration agreement is enforceable under the FAA even when a plaintiff shows that the waiver will prevent her from vindicating her statutory rights

Holding that the heightened pleading requirements of Rule 9(b) do not apply

Holding that plaintiffs' commonality must connect to their claim for class relief

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

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Granting employees the right to engage in or refrain from engaging in union activity

Providing only statutory penalties

Providing that, "[i]f an employer discharges an employee, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable immediately"

Authorizing an employee receiving less than the legal overtime compensation to recover the unpaid balance, interest, attorney's fees, and costs of suit in a civil action

Providing that any willfully unpaid wages "shall continue as a penalty from the due date thereof at the same rate until paid or until an action therefor is commenced"

Imposing these same meal break rules for all employees unless otherwise exempted

Awarding immediate payment of all earned and unpaid wages upon discharge, layoff, or resignation