· 1/5/1987
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,060 the Connecticut National Bank v. Fluor Corporation and Fluor Acquisition Corporation
Citations
- 808 F.2d 957
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 882
How courts have described this case
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- scienter inadequately pled where complaint \barren of any factual basis for [ ] conclusory allegations of scienter\ and \events alleged in the complaint give rise to an inference that [defendant] did not act fraudulently\
- Rule 9(b) dismissal upheld where allegations undercut inference of fraudulent intent
- “[t]he absence of a requirement that scienter be alleged with ‘great specificity’ ... does not mean ... that plaintiffs are relieved of their burden of pleading circumstances that provide at least a minimal factual basis for their conclusory allegations of scienter”
- section 14(e) requires scienter element
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Judges: Timbers, Pratt, Altimari
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