Butler v. Balolia

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that the Washington Supreme Court would \in all probability recognize the enforceability of contracts to negotiate\ after surveying much of the same authority discussed above
• explaining that \precedents and trends in other jurisdictions\ appropriately may be consulted in determining what a state's highest court might rule
• stating that, when reviewing an order granting a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, this court may consider \facts susceptible to judicial notice\ (quoting Haley v. City of Bos., 657 F.3d 39, 46 (1st Cir. 2011))
• supplementing facts in complaint “by examining ‘documents incorporated by reference into the complaint, matters of public record, and facts susceptible to judicial notice’”
• supplementing facts in complaint with “documents incorporated by reference into the complaint, matters of public record, and facts susceptible to judicial notice”
• vacating dismissal of claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing where plaintiff alleged the existence of a contract to negotiate

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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• dallas/fort Worth International Airport Board v. Vizant Technologies, Llc
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• Gonzalez v. Otero
  First Circuit· 2017-07-24· cited 55×
• Conformis, Inc. v. Aetna, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2023-01-23· cited 41×
• O'Brien v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co.
  First Circuit· 2020-01-17· cited 29×
• Doe v. Western New England University
  D. Massachusetts· 2017-01-11· cited 20×
• Mason v. Telefunken Semiconductors America, LLC
  First Circuit· 2015-07-29· cited 19×
• Charest v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n
  D. Massachusetts· 2014-03-27· cited 19×
• Maz Partners LP v. Shear (In Re PHC, Inc. S'holder Litig.)
  First Circuit· 2018-07-02· cited 17×
• Saccoccia v. United States
  First Circuit· 2020-04-02· cited 16×
• Lu v. Menino
  D. Massachusetts· 2015-03-10· cited 12×
• Hidalgo-Vélez v. San Juan Asset Management, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2014-07-10· cited 11×
• Dinan v. Alpha Networks, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2014-08-20· cited 10×
• Rhode Island v. Atl. Richfield Co.
  D. Rhode Island· 2018-12-11· cited 10×
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  First Circuit· 2021-06-08· cited 7×
• Devaney v. Kilmartin
  D. Rhode Island· 2015-02-12· cited 6×
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  First Circuit· 2024-02-01· cited 6×
• Galvin v. EMC Mortgage Corp.
  D. New Hampshire· 2014-09-25· cited 3×

Cites

34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal
  Supreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
  Supreme Court· 2007-05-21· cited 146,720×
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Haley v. City of Boston
  First Circuit· 2011-09-19· cited 804×
• Mathis v. Exxon Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-08-15· cited 591×
• Rodriguez-Reyes v. Molina-Rodriguez
  First Circuit· 2013-03-22· cited 558×
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Tambone
  First Circuit· 2010-03-10· cited 476×
• Burbach Broadcasting Company of Delaware v. Elkins Radio Corporation Cat Radio Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 2002-01-25· cited 376×
• García-Catalán v. United States
  First Circuit· 2013-11-04· cited 363×
• Teachers Insurance & Annuity Ass'n of America v. Tribune Co.
  S.D. New York· 1987-06-26· cited 253×
• Santiago v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  First Circuit· 2011-08-24· cited 220×
• Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co., Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.
  First Circuit· 1990-02-08· cited 164×
• SIGA Technologies, Inc. v. PharmAthene, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2013-05-24· cited 142×
• Anthony Artuso v. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2011-02-18· cited 130×
• Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Reynolds (In Re Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc.)
  First Circuit· 2005-06-14· cited 121×
• Andrew Robinson International, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance
  First Circuit· 2008-11-10· cited 120×
• Keystone Land & Development Co. v. Xerox Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2004-07-22· cited 116×
• Jeffrey M. Brown and Jeffrey M. Brown Associates, Inc. v. Charles Cara and Tracto Equipment, Corp., Docket No. 04-5968-Cv
  Second Circuit· 2005-07-28· cited 107×
• P.E. Systems, LLC v. CPI Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2012-12-06· cited 96×
• Shelly Feldman, Individually and D/B/A Shelly Feldman Associates v. Allegheny International, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1988-08-02· cited 83×