United States Fifth Circuit

In an action alleging securities fraud relating to defendant's failure to complete a tender offer to repurchase previously issued notes, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiff failed to allege facts that give rise to a strong inference of scienter.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/01/2005
• Published 03/02/2005

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before BARKSDALE, GARZA and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Craig Smyser, Larry R. Veselka (argued), Kristen L. McKeever, Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John H. McElhaney, Bradley W. Foster (argued), Locke, Liddell & Sapp, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.