Complaints Must Plead Non-Conclusory Facts That Manifest Plausibility to Survive a Motion to Dismiss in All Civil Cases: Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Authors

Carly R. Wilson

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court held that to survive a motion to dismiss, Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly mandates that complaints in all civil matters must plead enough factual matter that, if accepted as true, plausibly entitles the plaintiff to relief.

Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009).

First Page

173

Recommended Citation

Carly R. Wilson, Complaints Must Plead Non-Conclusory Facts That Manifest Plausibility to Survive a Motion to Dismiss in All Civil Cases: Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 48 Duq. L. Rev. 173 (2010).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol48/iss1/9