550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 276,716 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
421 U.S. 397 (1975) Cited 561 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that liability "is to be allocated equally only when the parties are equally at fault or when it is not possible fairly to measure the comparative degree of their fault"
Holding that counsel's comments on plaintiffs use of cane did not require a new trial, because "[t]he jury no doubt had observed [plaintiffs] hobbled gait as he took the witness stand" and "[a]ny additional impact on the jury as it watched [plaintiff] walk to the chalkboard was not seriously prejudicial"
Holding that "the philosophy governing Edmonds is clear: any inequity which results from the implementation of a seaman's damage award should be borne by the tortfeasors rather than the seaman himself," even where the seaman was contributorily negligent
776 F. Supp. 2d 1375 (S.D. Fla. 2011) Cited 8 times
Holding that allegation that the two tortfeasors “might share responsibility for the accident ... satisfie[d] the ‘common legal liability’ requirement”