Holding that in considering Rule 59(e) and Rule 15 motions in tandem, the court must consider the "competing interests of the parties and likelihood of prejudice to the opponent."
Holding that the defendants' access to financial reports and control over public earnings statements were insufficient to support a finding of scienter absent more particular facts
Holding that "the [District] Court did not permit Plaintiffs to amend the complaint because they did not [properly] move to do so" and that was not an abuse of discretion
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Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint