550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 276,646 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
Holding that pleading "the process for" using the accused product in an infringing way "has no other substantial non-infringing use" is not the same as pleading the accused product contains a component that can only infringe, and therefore fails to state a claim for contributory infringement
Holding that allegations are not plausible unless plaintiffs allege "facts tending to exclude the possibility that the [defendant's] explanation is true."
Holding that where the validation notice stated that a lien "will" be recorded if the consumer "fail[ed] to pay," "[t]he least sophisticated debtor would likely (and incorrectly) believe that even if she disputed the debt and [the debt collector] had not yet mailed verification of the debt to her, [the debt collector] would record a lien on the thirty-fifth day after the date of the letter"