United States Ninth Circuit

Shareholders met the pleading requirements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, in alleging defendants made misleading statements to artificially inflate stock value in violation of section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10(b)-5.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/10/2002
• Decided 02/13/2003
• Published 02/13/2003

Judges

• Before LAY,FERGUSON, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patrick Coughlin (argued), San Francisco, CA;  Edward P. Dietrich, Eric A. Isaacson, William S. Lerach, Joseph D. Daley, Daniel S. Drosman, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, CA;  Andrew S. Friedman, Christopher Steiner, Bonnett, Fairborn, Friedman & Balint, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce Vanyo (argued), Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA;  Michael R. Klein (argued), Andrew B. Weissman, C. Russell Clause, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC;  Charles T. Newton, Jr. (argued), Spencer F. Smith, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for the defendants-appellees.