Roverano, W., Pets. v. John Crane, Inc.

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• holding that claims not raised in opening appellate brief are waived
• holding First Amendment retaliation claim forfeited due to lack of argumentation in opening brief despite similar factual basis to separate claim considered by the court
• stating as a general proposition, “[c]laims not raised in an opening brief are deemed waived.”
• “We have held that amending is futile if the amended complaint does not meet pleading requirements.”
• “We have held that amending is futile if the amended complaint does not meet pleading requirements.”
• “To avoid dismissal, the complaint must contain facts that, if ‘accepted as true, . . . state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’”

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