Owens v. Jastrow

Plaintiffs, a putative class of former Guaranty stockholders whose equity interests were wiped out when Guaranty failed, filed suit alleging federal securities law claims against four former Guaranty executives. Plaintiffs alleged that the executives made materially false and misleading statements regarding Guaranty’s assets. The district court dismissed the claims. The court concluded that, under a holistic review, the Second Amended Complaint confirms that plaintiffs have failed to adequately plead facts that raise a strong inference of scienter. Because plaintiffs have not raised a strong inference of scienter as to any defendant, the court need not reach the issue of loss causation. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court. View "Owens v. Jastrow" on Justia Law