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The application of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) to claims brought under Rule 10b-5.
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Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by David Gold
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FRCP 9(b): The application of Federal...

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 requires plaintiffs pleading a Rule 10b-5 violation to state with particularity the facts...
Exchange of shares between a parent company and a wholly-owned subsidiary does not satisfy the purchase or sale element of a claim under Rule 10b-5.
Insider trading is evidence of scienter in a Rule 10b-5 claim only where the trading was unusual or suspicious.