Plausible Theory, Implausible Conclusions: A Response to William H.J. Hubbard, A Fresh Look at Plausibility Pleading

Plausible Theory, Implausible Conclusions: A Response to William H.J. Hubbard, A Fresh Look at Plausibility Pleading, 83 U Chi L Rev 693 (2016)

Author: Lonny Hoffman

In connection to the Supreme Court’s plausibility pleading doctrine in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, this essay responds to a prominent article recently published by Professor William Hubbard in the University of Chicago Law Review, Volume 83, Issue 2 (Spring 2016), 503-1049.