Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,625 times 365 Legal AnalysesHolding 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' "
Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington
326 U.S. 310 (1945) Cited 22,588 times 109 Legal AnalysesHolding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )
Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
452 U.S. 394 (1981) Cited 2,908 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that considerations of fairness and equity do not vitiate the res judicata effect of a previous, unappealed judgment, even if that judgment "rest on a legal principle subsequently overruled in another case"
Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.
514 U.S. 211 (1995) Cited 885 times 8 Legal AnalysesHolding legislated invalidation of final judgments to be categorically unconstitutional
Metropolitan Life Ins. v. Robertson-Ceco Corp.
84 F.3d 560 (2d Cir. 1996) Cited 1,381 timesHolding that dismissal was appropriate where no witnesses or other evidence were located in Vermont, neither party was a resident, and "Florida, the locus of the alleged tort . . . ha far more significant interest[] in resolving the dispute"
In re Astrazeneca Securities Litigation
559 F. Supp. 2d 453 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) Cited 61 timesHolding that in pleading scienter, "arguing that the motive for defrauding investors was to increase the company's profits or to increase officer compensation is not sufficient"
Ammex, Inc. v. U.S.
334 F.3d 1052 (Fed. Cir. 2003) Cited 48 timesRequiring final judgment on merits to preclude later adjudication of same claim
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 345,885 times 922 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 5314 - Records and reports on foreign financial agency transactions
31 U.S.C. § 5314 Cited 203 times 37 Legal AnalysesPermitting the Treasury to set through regulation "the magnitude of transactions subject to a requirement or a regulation under" the Act
Section 5321 - Civil penalties
31 U.S.C. § 5321 Cited 185 times 73 Legal AnalysesPermitting the imposition of a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 or the value of the bank account at the time of the violation, whichever is greater, for willful violations