What is the test for having a cause of action for failure to state a claim?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from National Sur. Corp. v. Stargem Holland, B.V., 945 F.2d 409 (9th Cir. 1991):

1 Because the district court dismissed appellants' causes of action for failure to state a claim, the following facts are accepted as true. Love v. United States, 871 F.2d 1488, 1491 (9th Cir.1989).

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