ECA, Local 134 IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chicago v. JP Morgan Chase Co.

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• holding that failure to classify entity as related-party did not give rise to an inference of recklessness
• holding that statements are immaterial only if they are “so obviously unimportant to a reasonable investor that reasonable minds could not differ on the question of their importance”
• holding that \the allegation that [defendants] had the requisite motive because they received bonuses based on corporate earnings and higher stock prices does not strengthen the inference of fraudulent intent\
• holding that “generalized” allegations of motive and opportunity to hide related-party transaction are insufficient to survive a motion to dismiss
• holding that the “statement that [defendant] ‘set the standard for best practices in risk management techniques’” was not actionable
• holding that' statements regarding, among other things, the defendant’s \highly disciplined risk management” were \no more than ’puffery’, which does not give rise to securities violations” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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