550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,697 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' "
554 U.S. 105 (2008) Cited 3,096 times 35 Legal Analyses
Holding that this sort of "dual role" conflict did not permit "a change in the standard of review, say, from deferential to de novo review," but instead was simply to be weighed as a factor in the abuse-of-discretion analysis
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion "in denying a motion for a class action determination which was untimely under the local rule"
Holding that, under ERISA, "participant" is a "distinct term[] of art" that "refers to an employee or former employee who takes part in his employer's plan."
Holding that terms of summary plan description governed over conflicting plan language even where it provided that the plan would govern in the event of any differences between the documents