31 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 251,860 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    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' "
  3. Fed. Deposit Ins. v. Meyer

    510 U.S. 471 (1994)   Cited 6,975 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding a Bivens claim does not lie against federal agencies because, if damages claims were permitted against federal agencies, "there would be no reason for aggrieved parties to bring damages actions against individual officers" and thus "the deterrent effects of the Bivens remedy would be lost"
  4. Tamayo v. Blagojevich

    526 F.3d 1074 (7th Cir. 2008)   Cited 3,001 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a senior administrator who testified before a legislative committee with oversight of her agency was "discharging the responsibilities of her office, not appearing as 'Jane Q. Public.' "
  5. Graham County Soil v. U.S. ex rel. Wilson

    559 U.S. 280 (2010)   Cited 465 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding “administrative” refers to activities of governmental agencies or their contractors
  6. Allison Engine Co. v. U.S. ex Rel. Sanders

    553 U.S. 662 (2008)   Cited 418 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an action under subsection requires a relater to allege "that the defendant intended that the false record or statement be material to the Government's decision to pay or approve the false claim"
  7. Hecker v. Deere Co.

    556 F.3d 575 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,203 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Holding the use of revenue-sharing for plan expenses did not amount to an ERISA violation
  8. DiLeo v. Ernst Young

    901 F.2d 624 (7th Cir. 1990)   Cited 1,591 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding accountants owe no duty "to search and sing"
  9. U.S. ex Rel. Clausen v. Laboratory Corp.

    290 F.3d 1301 (11th Cir. 2002)   Cited 816 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding Rule 9(b) applies to False Claims Act claims
  10. U.S. ex Rel. Garst v. Lockheed-Martin Corp.

    328 F.3d 374 (7th Cir. 2003)   Cited 694 times
    Holding that a court could not dismiss a complaint merely because it contains repetitious and irrelevant matter, as "surplus-age in a complaint can be ignored"
  11. 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 344,948 times   920 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Section 3729 - False claims

    31 U.S.C. § 3729   Cited 6,710 times   624 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "any person" who knowingly causes false claims to be presented
  13. Section 3730 - Civil actions for false claims

    31 U.S.C. § 3730   Cited 5,349 times   430 Legal Analyses
    Granting the government primary responsibility for conducting suit
  14. Section 2505 - Policyholder Dividend Statements

    Cal. Code Regs. tit. 10 § 2505

    (a) Whenever a dividend is paid on a workers' compensation policy, a written form captioned "Policyholder Dividend Statement" shall accompany the dividend paid or, where no dividend is paid, shall be provided in place of a dividend. (1) The Policyholder Dividend Statement shall identify the policyholder and the insurer, the policy to which the statement applies, and the term of said policy. (2) The Policyholder Dividend Statement shall present the calculation of the dividend result, and shall provide