10 Cited authorities

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
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
Sears v. Likens
912 F.2d 889 (7th Cir. 1990) Cited 274 times
Holding that Rule 9(b) was not satisfied where "the complaint lump[ed] all the defendants together and d[id] not specify who was involved in what activity"
Santana v. Cook Cnty. Bd. of Review
679 F.3d 614 (7th Cir. 2012) Cited 140 times
Holding document is incorporated into the complaint if it is "central to the plaintiffs' claim," and it is "concededly authentic" (quoting Hecker v. Deere & Co., 556 F.3d 575, 582 (7th Cir. 2009))
Mutuelle Generale Francaise Vie v. Life Assurance Co.
688 F. Supp. 386 (N.D. Ill. 1988) Cited 48 times
Concluding on facts of complaint that reinsurer owed fiduciary duty to reinsured in the carrying out of its duties under a reinsurance treaty
Santana v. Cook County Board of Review
779 F. Supp. 2d 830 (N.D. Ill. 2011) Cited 4 times
Dismissing property right due process claim where plaintiff's employment was at-will
Warrick v. Roberts
34 F. Supp. 3d 913 (N.D. Ill. 2014) Cited 1 times
Case No. 13 C 8326. 08-05-2014 Clara Shepherd WARRICK and Jimmy Lee Weary, Plaintiffs, v. William ROBERTS, II, Andre Young, Shawn Carter, Jacob Dutton, Universal Music Group, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Island Def Jam Music Group, UMG Recordings, Inc. and Songs Of Universal, Inc., Defendants. James Douglas Montgomery, Jr., James D. Montgomery & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs. Andrew H. Bart, David P. Sanders, Tobias C. Berkman, Jenner & Block, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants
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
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. . . ."
Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters
Fed. R. Civ. P. 9 Cited 40,207 times 337 Legal Analyses
Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

Wu et al v. Prudential Financial, Inc. et al

10 Cited authorities

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

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 Rule 9(b) was not satisfied where "the complaint lump[ed] all the defendants together and d[id] not specify who was involved in what activity"

Holding document is incorporated into the complaint if it is "central to the plaintiffs' claim," and it is "concededly authentic" (quoting Hecker v. Deere & Co., 556 F.3d 575, 582 (7th Cir. 2009))

Concluding on facts of complaint that reinsurer owed fiduciary duty to reinsured in the carrying out of its duties under a reinsurance treaty

Dismissing property right due process claim where plaintiff's employment was at-will

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

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

Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity