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Ravicher v. Bank Of America Corporation et al

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: [10] MOTION to Dismiss / Notice of Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. / Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. Document

27 Cited authorities

  1. Lama Holding Co. v. Smith Barney Inc.

    88 N.Y.2d 413 (N.Y. 1996)   Cited 2,155 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that damages that are "undeterminable" or speculative cannot serve as the basis of a fraud claim

  2. Rombach v. Chang

    355 F.3d 164 (2d Cir. 2004)   Cited 1,388 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that complaint may establish scienter through facts showing that defendants "had both motive and opportunity to commit fraud"

  3. Lerner v. Fleet Bank, N.A.

    459 F.3d 273 (2d Cir. 2006)   Cited 1,189 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an aiding and abetting claim under New York law requires "an allegation that such defendant had actual knowledge of the breach of duty"

  4. Shields v. Citytrust Bancorp, Inc.

    25 F.3d 1124 (2d Cir. 1994)   Cited 1,810 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that scienter cannot be "base[d] . . . on speculation and conclusory allegations"

  5. Cohen v. S.A.C. Trading Corp.

    711 F.3d 353 (2d Cir. 2013)   Cited 381 times
    Holding in case involving monetary damages that "[u]nder New York law, the six-year limitations period for unjust enrichment accrues upon the occurrence of the wrongful act giving rise to a duty of restitution and not from the time the facts constituting the fraud are discovered"

  6. South Cherry St. v. Hennessee Group

    573 F.3d 98 (2d Cir. 2009)   Cited 396 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Finding allegations insufficient to plead fraudulent intent or recklessness

  7. Banque Arabe et Internationale v. Md. Nat. Bank

    57 F.3d 146 (2d Cir. 1995)   Cited 457 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that no special relationship exists in a banking relationship generally

  8. Caputo v. Pfizer, Inc.

    267 F.3d 181 (2d Cir. 2001)   Cited 282 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the fraud or concealment provision applies to actions for breach of fiduciary duty in which the underlying action itself sounds in fraud

  9. Armstrong v. McAlpin

    699 F.2d 79 (2d Cir. 1983)   Cited 469 times
    Holding that appellants' "generalized and conclusory allegations of fraudulent concealment do not satisfy the requirements" of Rule 9 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

  10. Cromer Finance Ltd. v. Berger

    137 F. Supp. 2d 452 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)   Cited 191 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that substantial assistance exists "where a defendant affirmatively assists, helps conceal, or by virtue of failing to act when required to do so enables the fraud to proceed"

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 345,885 times   922 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 9   Cited 38,923 times   316 Legal Analyses
    Permitting "[m]alice, intent, knowledge, and other conditions of a person's mind [to] be alleged generally"