In Re US Office Products Co. Securities Lit.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Granting In Part And Denying In Part Defendant Usop’s Motion To Dismiss;

Granting In Part And Denying In Part Dependents LedeCky’s Motion To Dismiss;

Granting In Part And Denying In Part Dependents Claypolle’s Motion To Dismiss;

Granting the Plaintiff’s motion for

LEAVE TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT

URBINA, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In October 1997, the plaintiffs sold their company, Aztec International (“Aztec”), to defendant U.S. Office Products (“USOP”) in exchange for 720,000 shares of USOP common stock. After the merger and before the plaintiffs sold their USOP stock, the value…