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Wright v. The Berkley Group, Inc.

MOTION to Dismiss 32 Amended Complaint

37 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 267,813 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 280,791 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

  3. Edwards v. Prime Inc.

    602 F.3d 1276 (11th Cir. 2010)   Cited 1,067 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that legal conclusions about hypothetical facts are dicta

  4. Vega v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.

    564 F.3d 1256 (11th Cir. 2009)   Cited 845 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Holding that to prove the existence of a contract, a plaintiff must plead, among other things, "sufficient specification of the essential terms."

  5. Davila v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    326 F.3d 1183 (11th Cir. 2003)   Cited 883 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that conclusory allegations, unwarranted factual deduction, or legal conclusions masquerading as facts will not prevent dismissal

  6. St. Joe Corporation v. McIver

    875 So. 2d 375 (Fla. 2004)   Cited 177 times
    Applying Florida law

  7. Friedman v. N.Y

    985 So. 2d 56 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 157 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Requiring plaintiff to establish damages on a breach of contract claim

  8. W.R. Townsend Contracting, Inc. v. Jensen Civil Construction, Inc.

    728 So. 2d 297 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)   Cited 140 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Reversing order dismissing promissory estoppel claim and remanding with instructions for a jury trial

  9. Berry v. Budget Rent a Car Systems, Inc.

    497 F. Supp. 2d 1361 (S.D. Fla. 2007)   Cited 93 times
    Holding that a quasi-contractual claim of unjust enrichment fails upon a showing that an express contract exists

  10. Bentley v. Bank of Am.

    773 F. Supp. 2d 1367 (S.D. Fla. 2011)   Cited 73 times
    Finding that the plaintiff could not state a claim under the TCPA where the Complaint did not identify which defendant made each call, but instead lumped them together despite their separate legal status

  11. 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 362,607 times   962 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 164,455 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  13. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 36,300 times   1254 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

  14. Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment

    47 U.S.C. § 227   Cited 5,820 times   744 Legal Analyses
    Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals

  15. Section 559.72 - Prohibited practices generally

    Fla. Stat. § 559.72   Cited 480 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting an "attempt ... to enforce a debt when [the debt collector] knows that the debt is not legitimate"