In a recent per curiam decision, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped a bit away from Twombly and Iqbal. Twombly and Iqbal tightened pleading standards for federal court cases. Taken together, Twombly and Iqbal rejected the Conley v. Gibson standard, which said that a complaint was viable unless it appeared beyond doubt that the plaintiff […]

Should Minnesota courts adopt Twombly/Iqbal standards for pleading?  That’s the question the Minnesota Supreme Court considered last week The pleading standard lawyers all learned in law school was Conley v. Gibson.  That said, a complaint was viable unless it appeared beyond doubt that the plaintiff could prove no set of facts entitling him or her to relief.  […]