550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 265,830 times 364 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' "
Holding that "[d]ocuments that a defendant attaches to a motion to dismiss are considered part of the pleadings if they are referred to in the plaintiff's complaint and are central to her claim"
Affirming a finding of prejudice where the plaintiff sought dismissal nine months after suit was filed, the parties had filed responsive pleadings, motions to compel, motions for expedited hearing, motions to dismiss, motions for oral arguments, and a motion for rehearing, the plaintiff's case could be construed as having been substantially weakened when the United States declined to intervene, and counsel had been sanctioned by the district court for failure to participate in the discovery process
Holding that plaintiff could not maintain unconscionability claim under DTPA where the facts of the claim involved "nothing more than representations that the defendants would fulfill their contractual duty . . . and the breach of that duty sounds only in contract."
Holding that "mere nonfeasance under a contract creates liability only for breach of contract" and that tort damages are not recoverable unless plaintiff suffered injury that is independent and separate from economic losses recoverable under breach of contract claim
Permitting a consumer to maintain a cause of action for damages against a defendant who provides "professional services," where the cause of action arises from, among other things, an express material misrepresentation or unconscionable act which cannot be characterized as "advice, judgment, or opinion"