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United States Eighth Circuit


Hamilton v. Palm, 09-3676

In a diversity negligence action, alleging that plaintiff fell and was seriously injured doing roofing work and constructing an addition on property owned by defendants, dismissal of the complaint is reversed where the district court made an unwarranted extension of the pleading standards of Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009).

Appellate Information

  • Decided 09/20/2010
  • Published 09/20/2010

Judges

  • James B. Loken

Court

  • United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

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