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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 148 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Louisiana State.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Louisiana State Anchor
ca5 · 2010
green “accept all well-pleaded facts as true and construe the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.” 48
2 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Louisiana State
ca5 · 2010
green “to be plausible, the complaint's factual allegations must be enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level.” 33
3 PSKS, Inc. v. Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc.
ca5 · 2010
green “conclusory allegations, unwarranted factual inferences, or legal conclusions.” 32
4 Ironshore Europe DAC v. Schiff Hardin, L.L.P.
ca5 · 2019
green “the court's review is limited to the complaint, any documents attached to the complaint, and any documents attached to the motion to dismiss that are central to the claim and referenced by the complaint.” 24
5 General Retail Services, Inc. v. Wireless Toyz Franchise, LLC
ca5 · 2007
green “district court has complete discretion to either accept or exclude the evidence.” 11

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