United States First Circuit

Defendants' petition for rehearing, contending that the panel decision erred in vacating the district court-s dismissal of certain -controlling person- claims under - 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is denied.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/13/2005
• Published 09/13/2005

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.