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U.S. Supreme Court Elaborates on Bell Atlantic Pleading Standard
May 20, 2009 Full PDF
On May 18, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision confirming that the pleading standard articulated in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly applies generally in civil cases and providing further elaboration on the type of allegations a complaint must contain to survive a motion to dismiss in federal courts.