MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 10 MOTION to Dismiss the Complaint, or, in the alternative, to strike certain allegations from the Complaint.. Document
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 276,716 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
534 U.S. 506 (2002) Cited 17,232 times 20 Legal Analyses
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Holding that notice and opportunity to be heard before deprivation of constitutionally protected interest coupled with Article 78 post-deprivation remedy satisfied due process
Holding that fraudulent intent could not be inferred from the defendant entering multiple contracts with a plaintiff and not performing on any of them since "[c]ontractual breach, in and of itself, does not bespeak fraud"
Holding that intraparty fees are not indemnified where the indemnification clause is not "unmistakably clear" that it covers attorneys' fees in a breach-of-contract action and "may easily be read as limited to third party actions"
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Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"
17 U.S.C. § 106 Cited 3,870 times 108 Legal Analyses
Granting the owners of copyrights in “literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works” the exclusive right “to display the copyrighted work publicly”
Prohibiting the importation of copies “the making of which either constituted an infringement of copyright, or which would have constituted an infringement of copyright if this title had been applicable”