28 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,896 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 279,933 times 369 Legal Analyses
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
Conley v. Gibson
355 U.S. 41 (1957) Cited 59,329 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"
Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside
578 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2009) Cited 14,540 times 4 Legal Analyses
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"
Morse v. Lower Merion School District
132 F.3d 902 (3d Cir. 1997) Cited 6,359 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that because "the notion of deliberate indifference contemplates a danger that must at least be foreseeable," defendant cannot be said to have ignored a foreseeable risk or danger if plaintiff has not shown the existence of such a risk
Hedges v. U.S.
404 F.3d 744 (3d Cir. 2005) Cited 3,027 times
Holding the SIAA's two-year statute of limitations, previously codified at 46 U.S.C. § 745, was not jurisdictional and therefore subject to equitable tolling
Kost v. Kozakiewicz
1 F.3d 176 (3d Cir. 1993) Cited 3,470 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that where appellant fails to raise an issue in its opening brief, "the appellant normally has abandoned and waived that issue on appeal and it need not be addressed by the court of appeals"
EBC, Inc. v. Clark Building System, Inc.
618 F.3d 253 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 431 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts need not strike contradictory errata revisions "if sufficiently persuasive reasons are given, if the proposed amendments truly reflect [the original testimony], or if other circumstances" justify the amendments
Yocca v. Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.
578 Pa. 479 (Pa. 2004) Cited 509 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that an integration clause is a "clear sign" that a writing represents the entire agreement between the parties
Katz v. Aetna Cas. Sur. Co.
972 F.2d 53 (3d Cir. 1992) Cited 666 times
Denying plaintiff's UTPCPL claim against an insurance company where that company had not insured plaintiff, but rather insured the driver of the car plaintiff was in when he got in an accident
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 361,619 times 960 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 163,952 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 201-9.2 - Private actions
73 Pa. Stat. § 201-9.2 Cited 424 times 8 Legal Analyses
Creating a similar private right of action in any consumer of goods who suffers an "ascertainable loss of money" by way of statutorily proscribed fraudulent or deceitful acts

Tenet Healthsystem Hahnemann, Llc v. Global Excel Management, Inc. et al

28 Cited authorities

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

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

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

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 because "the notion of deliberate indifference contemplates a danger that must at least be foreseeable," defendant cannot be said to have ignored a foreseeable risk or danger if plaintiff has not shown the existence of such a risk

Holding the SIAA's two-year statute of limitations, previously codified at 46 U.S.C. § 745, was not jurisdictional and therefore subject to equitable tolling

Holding that where appellant fails to raise an issue in its opening brief, "the appellant normally has abandoned and waived that issue on appeal and it need not be addressed by the court of appeals"

Holding that courts need not strike contradictory errata revisions "if sufficiently persuasive reasons are given, if the proposed amendments truly reflect [the original testimony], or if other circumstances" justify the amendments

Holding that an integration clause is a "clear sign" that a writing represents the entire agreement between the parties

Denying plaintiff's UTPCPL claim against an insurance company where that company had not insured plaintiff, but rather insured the driver of the car plaintiff was in when he got in an accident

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. . . ."

Creating a similar private right of action in any consumer of goods who suffers an "ascertainable loss of money" by way of statutorily proscribed fraudulent or deceitful acts