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

Foman v. Davis

Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal

Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publishing

Holding that a court may deny leave to amend where amendment would be futile

Lundy v. Catholic Health Sys. of Long Island Inc.

Holding that an agency relationship requires pleading of facts showing that agent "had apparent or actual authority to bind" principal, and mere conclusory statements of agency status are insufficient to state a claim

Wilson v. Hewlett–Packard Co.

Holding that where a defendant has not made an affirmative misrepresentation, a plaintiff must allege the existence of an unreasonable safety hazard and a causal connection between the defect and the hazard

Somers ex rel. Herself v. Apple, Inc.

Holding that plaintiff's theory was "implausible in the face of contradictory . . . facts alleged in her complaint"

Kendall v. Visa

Holding that leave to amend would be futile where plaintiff was granted leave to amend once before and the amended complaint contained the same deficiencies as the prior complaint

Eclectic Properties East, LLC v. Marcus & Millichap Co.

Holding that allegations are not plausible unless plaintiffs allege "facts tending to exclude the possibility that the [defendant's] explanation is true."

Owens v. Local No. 169

Holding mechanics' on-call time was not compensable

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 8 - General Rules of Pleading

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

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Section 226 - Itemized statement of wages

Providing only statutory penalties

Section 1194 - Recovery by employee in civil action regardless of agreement to receive lesser wage

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 510 - Eight hour workday; compensation for overtime

Requiring employers to pay 1.5 times the "regular rate of pay" for overtime

Section 2698 - Title of part

Section 2802 - Indemnification for necessary expenditures and losses incurred in direct consequence of discharge of duties

Pertaining to expense reimbursements

Section 1197 - Minimum wage paid to employees

Making it "unlawful" to pay "lower wage than the minimum" provided by law

Section 1198 - Maximum hours of work and standard conditions of labor

Providing that the "employment of any employee for longer hours" than are lawful is unlawful

Section 12-6.001 - Application of Rules

Stating a third cause of action for “violation of Plaintiffs' First Amendment Right because the policy is unconstitutionally vague and denies due process”