Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, a plaintiff in a private civil action claiming a Rule 10b-5 violation can withstand a motion to dismiss only by pleading with particularity facts supporting a strong inference of scienter.

Contributed in 2008 & last edited in 2009 by David Gold
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