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Yamashita et al v. Scholastic, Inc.

RESPONSE in Opposition

71 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 266,691 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

  2. Erickson v. Pardus

    551 U.S. 89 (2007)   Cited 65,199 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"

  3. Atl. Marine Constr. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court for the W. Dist. of Tex.

    571 U.S. 49 (2013)   Cited 3,912 times   39 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the correct procedural mechanism for enforcement of an FSC specifying a foreign forum is through a motion to dismiss for FNC

  4. Stewart Org., Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.

    487 U.S. 22 (1988)   Cited 5,006 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal law determines the validity of a forum selection clause

  5. Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Service Co.

    499 U.S. 340 (1991)   Cited 3,557 times   45 Legal Analyses
    Holding "it is beyond dispute that compilations of facts are within the subject matter of copyright" even though "copyright protects only the author's original contributions—not the facts or information conveyed"

  6. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute

    499 U.S. 585 (1991)   Cited 1,986 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “all disputes and matters whatsoever arising under, in connection with or incident to this Contract” applied to a negligence action

  7. Santiago v. Warminster Township

    629 F.3d 121 (3d Cir. 2010)   Cited 4,400 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Court should disregard "'naked assertions devoid of further factual enhancement' and 'threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements.'" (quoting Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678)

  8. Van Dusen v. Barrack

    376 U.S. 612 (1964)   Cited 4,715 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a "change of venue under § 1404 generally should be, with respect to state law, but a change of courtrooms"

  9. Arista Records v. Doe 3

    604 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2010)   Cited 3,117 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[t]he Twombly plausibility standard . . . does not prevent a plaintiff from pleading facts alleged upon information and belief where the facts are peculiarly within the possession and control of the defendant, or where the belief is based on factual information that makes the inference of culpability plausible"

  10. Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

    572 U.S. 663 (2014)   Cited 529 times   78 Legal Analyses
    Holding that laches is not a defense to damages for copyright infringement

  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 361,353 times   960 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 163,831 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. Section 1404 - Change of venue

    28 U.S.C. § 1404   Cited 29,284 times   192 Legal Analyses
    Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

  14. Section 101 - Definitions

    17 U.S.C. § 101   Cited 6,567 times   178 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing the United States' adherence to provisions of the Berne Convention of 1886

  15. Section 504 - Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits

    17 U.S.C. § 504   Cited 3,716 times   59 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a copyright infringer may be liable for "the copyright owner's actual damages and any additional profits of the infringer"