Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

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

Brooks v. Ross

Holding that a claim is plausible if the facts alleged raise a reasonable expectation that discovery will yield evidence supporting the allegations

Tal v. Hogan

Holding that "because the extensiveness of the threat is a question of fact" the court would "assume for the purposes of this opinion that the predicate acts alleged ... establish a pattern of racketeering activity"

GFF Corp. v. Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Holding failure to address district court's alternative ground for granting summary judgment compelled affirmance

Koch v. Koch Indus., Inc.

Holding plaintiffs "waive[d] their bias argument on appeal because they failed to timely move for disqualification"

St. Louis Baptist Temple v. F. D. I. C

Holding that federal courts may take notice of proceedings in other courts, both within and outside of the federal judicial system

Meyer v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC

Holding that a defendant violates the TCPA by calling a plaintiff's cellphone using an autodialing system without the plaintiff's consent

U.S. ex Rel. v. Regence Bluecross

Holding that liability under a causation theory “requir[es] more than mere passive acquiescence”

Greenberg v. Wolfberg

Holding in a malicious prosecution case where the prior suit was a civil suit that "[d]ismissal without prejudice is not a termination favorable to the malicious-prosecution plaintiff."

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment

Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals

Section 1033 - Proceedings by petition, when - Summons