Section 11 › Twombly/Iqbal Pleading Standard

Tracing Meets Twombly: Ninth Circuit Sets Section 11 Pleading Standards For Aftermarket Purchasers

In a precedent setting decision, the Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a putative class action in In re Century Aluminum Co. Securities Litigation, significantly raising the pleading bar in Section 11 cases. Plaintiffs...more

Ninth Circuit Effectively Does Away with Securities Claims for Aftermarket Purchasers

Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed pursuant to Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"). Section 11 provides for claims involving false or misleading...more

Ninth Circuit Applies Heightened Twombly/Iqbal Pleading Standard to Allegations of Tracing in a Section 11 Claim

In In re Century Aluminum Co. Securities Litigation, No. 11-15599, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 24 (9th Cir. Jan. 2, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a claim for violations of...more