12 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. Fednav Int'l. Ltd. v. Continental Ins. Co.

    624 F.3d 834 (7th Cir. 2010)   Cited 215 times
    Explaining that the failure to present a specific argument below results in waiver, even if the argument "may have been before the district court in more general terms"
  4. Lang v. TCF National Bank

    249 F. App'x 464 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 85 times
    Noting that notice-pleading is still all that is required
  5. Alper v. Altheimer Gray

    257 F.3d 680 (7th Cir. 2000)   Cited 65 times
    Holding that a plaintiff "is entitled to plead in the alternative, even if the pleadings are inconsistent"
  6. Himmelstein v. Comcast of the Dist., L.L.C.

    931 F. Supp. 2d 48 (D.D.C. 2013)   Cited 25 times
    Adopting interpretation in which "the new preemption provision preempts all related state-law causes of action against furnishers [of credit information], even willful violations of state common law" (emphasis in original; alteration added; citations omitted)
  7. Ford v. Neese

    119 F.3d 560 (7th Cir. 1997)   Cited 17 times
    Holding that a district court adequately stated its intention to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement by "dismissing the suit `without prejudice to reinstatement in the event that . . .'" the terms of the settlement were not honored by the parties
  8. 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. . . ."
  9. Section 1681 - Congressional findings and statement of purpose

    15 U.S.C. § 1681   Cited 6,582 times   200 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing the need to protect "the consumer's right to privacy"
  10. Section 1328 - Discharge

    11 U.S.C. § 1328   Cited 3,349 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Granting discharge “as soon as practicable after completion by the debtor of all payments under the plan”
  11. Section 1681s-2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies

    15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2   Cited 3,007 times   44 Legal Analyses
    Granting enforcement power to state and federal regulators
  12. Section 1681i - Procedure in case of disputed accuracy

    15 U.S.C. § 1681i   Cited 1,570 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Requiring CRAs to delete information if its reasonable reinvestigation of a consumer's dispute finds the information is "inaccurate or incomplete"