Twombly/Iqbal pleading standard
The federal pleading standard requiring "plausible" factual allegations.
The Twombly/Iqbal standard refers to the federal pleading standard articulated in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly (2007) and Ashcroft v. Iqbal (2009). Under the standard, a complaint must contain enough factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim that is "plausible on its face."
Conclusory legal allegations are not entitled to the assumption of truth. The court draws on its judicial experience and common sense in deciding plausibility.