Zaman v. Felton

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that \statement[s] of opinion\ without \provably false factual connotation[s]\ can receive First Amendment protection against defamation suits (quoting Milkovich v. Lorain J. Co., 497 U.S. 1, 20 (1990))
• “[W]hen a written instrument contradicts allegations in the complaint to which it is attached, the exhibit trumps the allegations.”
• “We do not credit legal labels or conclusory statements, but rather focus on the complaint’s non-conclusory, non-speculative factual allegations and ask whether they plausibly narrate a claim for relief.”
• “We do not credit legal labels or conclusory statements, but rather focus on the complaint’s non-conclusory, non-speculative factual allegations and ask whether they plausibly narrate a claim for relief.”
• “We do not credit legal labels or conclusory statements, but rather focus on the complaint’s non-conclusory, non- speculative factual allegations and ask whether they plausibly narrate a claim for relief.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).