Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jul. 10, 2007
Pleading Conspiracy
Focus Column - By Joseph S. Belichick - One of 2007's less-hyped Supreme Court decisions marked a dramatic shift in pleading standards at the federal level.
By Joseph S. Belichick
The foundation of any litigation is the complaint and, more specifically, the allegations made to support the plaintiff's claims. In June, the Supreme Court held in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 2007 DJDAR 7097 (U.S. Sct. May 21, 2007), that bare assertions of conspiracy supported only by allegations of parallel conduct were not sufficient to sustain a claim that the major regional ...
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