Futility definition

Futility means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.").
Futility means care offered that would not mitigate a patient’s lethal diagnosis or prognosis of imminent death.
Futility means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.” Travelers Indem. Co. v. Dammann & Co., Inc., 594 F.3d 238, 243 (3d Cir. 2010) (quoting In re Burlington Coat Factory Sec. Litig., 114 F.3d 1410, 1434 (3d Cir. 1997)). In determining whether a claim would be futile, “the district court applies the same standard of legal sufficiency as applies under [Federal] Rule [of Civil Procedure] 12(b)(6).” In re Burlington Coat Factory Sec. Litig., 114 F.3d at 1434. “To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Connelly v. Lane Const. Corp., 809 F.3d 780, 786 (3d Cir. 2016).

Examples of Futility in a sentence

  • China Labour Bulletin, High Cost of Wage Recovery Deepens Sense of Futility in Legal Route, Stirs Up Social Unrest, http://www.clb.org.hk/en/node/18840 (10 November 2005).

  • Stephan, The Futility of Unification and Harmonization in International Commercial Law, 39 VA.

  • Futility interim monitoring with control of type I and II error probabilities using the interim Z-value or confidence limit.

  • Stephan, The Futility of Unification and Harmonization in International Commercial Law, 39 Va. J.

  • The Futility of All Kinds of Higher Schooling, especially part I, ch.


More Definitions of Futility

Futility means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.” Glassman v. Computervision Corp., 90 F.3d 617, 623 (1st Cir. 1996). “In assessing futility, the district court must apply the standard
Futility means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.” In re Burlington Coat Factory Sec. Litig., 114 F.3d 1410, 1434 (3d Cir.
Futility in this context, means that the proposed amended complaint “would not withstand a motion to dismiss.” Massarsky v. Gen. Motors Corp., 706 F.2d 111, 125 (3d Cir. 1983); see also Brown v. Philip Morris Inc., 250 F.3d
Futility means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which
Futility means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. In re Burlington Coat Factory Sec. Litig., 114 F.3d 1410, 1434 (3d Cir. 1997). In determining “futility,” the district court applies the same standard of legal sufficiency as applies under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Id. Therefore, before allowing Wheelings to amend her complaint to add punitive damages, the court must find that punitive damages are available for her claims.
Futility means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.” Glassman v. Computervision Corp., 90 F.3d 617, 623 (1st Cir. 1996). “In reviewing for ‘futility,’ the district court applies the same standard of legal sufficiency as applies to a Rule 12(b)(6) motion.” Id. On a motion to dismiss, the court “must assume the truth of all well-plead[ed] facts and give . . . plaintiff the benefit of all reasonable inferences
Futility means that the complaint, as amended, would fail to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. In assessing ‘futility,’ the District Court applies the same standard of legal sufficiency as applied under Rule 12(b)(6).” Shane v. Fauver, 213 F.3d 113, 115 (3d Cir. 2000) (citations omitted). When considering a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), a court must take all well-pleaded facts in the complaint as true and view them in the light most favorable to plaintiff. Jenkins v. McKeithen, 395 U.S. 411, 421 (1969); In re Merck & Co., Inc.