United States First Circuit

In a securities fraud action, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint is reversed where the pleadings complied sufficiently with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act requirements of clarity and basis.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2005
• Published 07/15/2005

Judges

• LEVAL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LEVAL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HARRINGTON, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Norman Berman, Jeffrey C. Block, Alicia M. Duff, Boston, MA, Marc A. Topaz, Bala Cynwyd, PA, Steven G. Schulman, Nancy Freeman Gans, Stephen Moulton, Boston, MA, Paul J. Geller, Samuel H. Rudman, Cauley, Geller, Bowman, Coates & Rudman, LLP, Melville, NY, Jeffrey C. Block, Norman Berman, for Plaintiffs., Edward J. Barshak, Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, Boston, MA, Bryan A. Wood, Joseph Merschman, Berman, Devalerio, Pease, Tabacco, Burt & Pucillo, Boston, MA, Adria Benner, Jay W. Eisenhofer, Sidney S. Liebesman, P. Bradford Deleeuw, Grant & Eisenhofer, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bryan A. Wood, Joseph Merschman, Adria Benner, Jay W. Eisenhofer, Sidney S. Liebesman, Thomas J. Dougherty, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Boston, MA, for Defendant., Jordan D. Hershman, Bingham McCutchen, Boston, MA, William G. Meserve, Ropes & Gray One International Pl., Peter M. Casey, Peter M. Casey, Matthew Edward Miller, Kevin C. Conroy, Jamie L. Wacks, Foley Hoag, Boston, MA, Jeffrey C. Block, Alicia M. Duff, Berman, Devalerio, Pease, Tabacco, Burt & Pucillo, Boston, MA, Nancy Freeman Gans, Stephen Moulton, Moulton & Gans, PC, Norman Berman, for Defendant-Appellee.