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The most noteworthy decisions this month are the following:In Bell Atlantic Corporation v.Twombly,No.05-1126(U.S.,May 21,2007),the Supreme Court held that a restraint of trade claim under the Sherman Act must allege sufficient facts to suggest that an agreement was made,and that a bare allegation of parallel conduct in furtherance of a conspiracy does not suffice to state a claim.In so ruling the Court overturned language in Conley v.Gibson stating that a court should not dismiss a complaint on the pleadings unless "no set of facts"can support the claim.