550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,461 times 365 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 the "narrow" exception to the economic loss rule is "limited to a defendant's affirmative misrepresentations on which a plaintiff relies and which expose a plaintiff to liability for personal damages."
Concluding that allegation of intent to defraud element of fraud claim was adequately supported by allegations tending to show a "nefarious scheme to deceive consumers"
117 F. Supp. 3d 1092 (C.D. Cal. 2015) Cited 92 times
Holding that "a plaintiff must allege: ' a valid contract between plaintiff and a third party; defendant's knowledge of this contract; defendant's intentional acts designed to induce a breach or disruption of the contractual relationship; actual breach or disruption of the contractual relationship; and resulting damage.'".