8 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 251,360 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. In re Wachovia Equity Securities Litigation

    753 F. Supp. 2d 326 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)   Cited 179 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Section 11 claim was not subject to Rule 9(b) when plaintiffs segregated their Securities Act negligence claims from their fraud-based claims, and that plaintiffs' allegations that defendants engaged in fraud did not preclude negligence-based claims against defendants as well
  3. Central Lab. v. Integrated Elec

    497 F.3d 546 (5th Cir. 2007)   Cited 185 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it is not an abuse of discretion to deny leave to amend when amendment would have been futile
  4. In re Countrywide Financial Corp. Securities Litigation

    588 F. Supp. 2d 1132 (C.D. Cal. 2008)   Cited 107 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding complaint persuasively alleges that "systematic changes in Countrywide came from the top down and pervaded virtually every office" because directors and officers allegedly were regularly provided "detailed exception statistics"
  5. In re Enron Corporation Securities

    761 F. Supp. 2d 504 (S.D. Tex. 2011)   Cited 61 times
    Holding that a complaint cannot be amended by briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss
  6. In re Franklin Bank Corp. Securities Litigation

    782 F. Supp. 2d 364 (S.D. Tex. 2011)   Cited 23 times
    Applying Merck 's standard to plaintiffs' Section 10(b) claims, but applying the traditional inquiry notice standard to their Section 11 claims
  7. Guenther v. Cooper Life Sciences, Inc.

    759 F. Supp. 1437 (N.D. Cal. 1990)   Cited 27 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding accountants potentially liable to investors under § 552 because they were "aware not just of `the ever-present possibility of repetition to anyone,' but of [the corporation]'s intention to distribute the audited report to a clearly defined group — potential investors"
  8. Section 77k - Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement

    15 U.S.C. § 77k   Cited 2,111 times   81 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable for a false registration statement "every person who was a director of . . . or partner in the issuer" at time of filing