HTC Industries, Inc. v. Perry

How later courts describe this case

• holding that district court "could properly treat as abandoned a claim alleged in the complaint but not even raised as a ground for summary judgment"
• contingent fee contract in excess of the statutory cap was unenforceable on the grounds of public policy
• a court may permissibly refer to matters of public record in deciding a 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss
• “A party who inadequately briefs an issue is considered to have abandoned the claim.”