Cates v. Crystal Clear Technologies, LLC

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that contradictions between allegations in complaint and terms of agreement attached to complaint foreclosed plaintiff’s claim
• instructing that “‘[w]hen a written instrument contradicts allegations in the complaint to which it is attached, the exhibit trumps the allegations.’”
• instructing that “‘[w]hen a written instrument contradicts allegations in the complaint to which it is attached, the exhibit trumps the allegations.’”
• instructing that “‘[w]hen a written instrument contradicts allegations in the complaint to which it is attached, the exhibit trumps the allegations.’”
• instructing that “‘[w]hen a written instrument contradicts allegations in the complaint to which it is attached, the exhibit trumps the allegations.’”
• instructing that “‘[w]hen a written instrument contradicts allegations in the complaint to which it is attached, the exhibit trumps the allegations.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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6 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2020-02-20
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  Sixth Circuit· 2026-02-12

Cites

33 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×
• E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Kolon Industries, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2011-03-11· cited 2,110×
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1962-06-25· cited 1,936×
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1958-03-10· cited 1,658×
• Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde
  Supreme Court· 1984-03-27· cited 891×
• Northern Indiana Gun & Outdoor Shows, Inc. v. City of South Bend, Stephen Leucke, Brian R. Hedman, and Karl King
  Seventh Circuit· 1998-12-31· cited 684×
• Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1969-04-07· cited 546×
• Tooley v. Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2004-04-02· cited 479×
• Leisure Caviar, LLC v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service
  Sixth Circuit· 2010-08-19· cited 340×
• Bob Pearsall Motors, Inc. v. Regal Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1975-03-03· cited 322×
• Winget v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-08-11· cited 256×
• Ansfield v. Omnicare, Inc. (In Re Omicare, Inc. Securities Litigation)
  Sixth Circuit· 2014-10-10· cited 209×
• Brenda Bickerstaff v. Vincent Lucarelli
  Sixth Circuit· 2016-07-21· cited 186×
• Frizzell Construction Co. v. Gatlinburg, L.L.C.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1999-11-15· cited 134×
• Thompson v. Metropolitan Multi-List, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1991-07-11· cited 129×
• Tunis Bros. v. Ford Motor Co.
  Third Circuit· 1991-12-27· cited 118×
• Ferro Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Garrison Industries, Inc., Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1998-06-10· cited 110×
• Apani Southwest, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-08-12· cited 84×
• DOUBLE D SPOTTING SERVICE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUPERVALU, INC.; World Super Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellees
  Eighth Circuit· 1998-02-11· cited 82×