550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 276,716 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
488 U.S. 204 (1988) Cited 1,732 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts will not defer to an agency's litigating position where it contradicts the agency's prior “regulations, rulings, or administrative practice”
Holding that plaintiffs who alleged that their own personal credit information was disclosed for an improper purpose established their standing to sue under the FCRA
No. 01 C 8194 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 8, 2003) Cited 41 times
Holding that plaintiff's expert, a law professor who specialized in consumer law, "may not expound on what complies and does not comply with the [Fair Debt Collection Practices Act]; these are inappropriate legal conclusions"
15 U.S.C. § 1692 Cited 15,203 times 141 Legal Analyses
Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"