Hassett v. Zimmerman (In Re O.P.M. Leasing Services, Inc.)

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• adopting a less stringent standard of pleading under Rule 9(b) in a bankruptcy setting particularly where the pleader is an outsider to the transaction
• trustee “must plead fraud on secondhand knowledge for the benefit of the estate and all of its creditors”
• “Although it is true that Rule 9(b) ‘should be reconciled with Rule 8, which requires a short and plain statement of claims,’ ... more than broad assertions by the plaintiff are required.”

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