In re North Powder River

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• holding that where a complaint “does not present facts indicating a clear duty to disclose” it does not establish “strong evidence of conscious misbehavior or recklessness”
• holding that, to show motive, “a plaintiff must do more than merely charge that executives aim to prolong the benefits of the positions they hold” (internal citation omitted)
• holding insufficient the allegation that “significant change of control payments ... would be jeopardized if it became known that” the defendants were engaged in fraud
• finding that it may be presumed that corporate officers have the opportunity to commit fraudulent acts
• noting that the “plaintiffs have not pointed to any specific benefit that would inure to the defendants that would not be ... generalized to all corporate directors[,] ... not just the defendant directors specifically”
• rejecting avoidance of personal liability as “too speculative and conclusory” an alleged motive to support scienter

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