Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding 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

Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

Holding that a defendant has "fair warning" if he purposefully directs his activities at residents of the forum and if the litigation results from alleged injuries arising out of or relating to those activities.

Asahi Metal Indus. Co. Ltd. v. Superior Court

Holding that, in suit by Taiwanese manufacturer for indemnification against Japanese manufacturer, the assertion by California court of personal jurisdiction over Japanese manufacturer was unreasonable

Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick

Holding that the Copyright Act's requirement that copyright holders register their works before suing for infringement "is a precondition to filing a claim that does not restrict a federal court's subject-matter jurisdiction"

Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington

Holding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )

Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie

Holding that considerations of fairness and equity do not vitiate the res judicata effect of a previous, unappealed judgment, even if that judgment "rest on a legal principle subsequently overruled in another case"

Trujillo v. Williams

Holding that under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), district courts "may consider personal jurisdiction and venue sua sponte' . . . when the defense is obvious from the face of the complaint'" (quoting Fratus v. DeLand, 49 F.3d 673, 674-75 (10th Cir. 1995))

Shrader v. Biddinger

Holding that operating a website, on its own, does not "subject the owner or operator to personal jurisdiction" where the site is accessed

Benton v. Cameco Corp.

Holding that the exercise of jurisdiction would affect Canada's policy interests because the defendant was a Canadian corporation and Canadian law would govern the dispute

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

Rule 4 - Summons

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Section 106 - Exclusive rights in copyrighted works

Granting the owners of copyrights in “literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works” the exclusive right “to display the copyrighted work publicly”

Section 507 - Limitations on actions

Prohibiting copyright-infringement claims that are filed more than three years after they accrued

Section 2855 - Duration of contracts to render personal service