United States Eighth Circuit

Allegation that misrepresentation occurred at an unusual time that increased a corporate officer's compensation is sufficient to plead motive and opportunity to commit fraud under the heightened pleading standard of the PSLRA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2001
• Published 10/25/2001

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and LAUGHREY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Pucillo, West Palm Beach, FL, argued, for Appellant Florida State., Samuel D. Heins, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for Appellant Vivian Chill., Luis de la Torre, Washington, D.C., argued, Patrick V. Dahlstrom, Chicago, IL, for Amicus USA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory P. Joseph, New York, NY, argued, for appellee.