Legal Opinion
Wayne Investment, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 18, 1984No. 84-1099PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Wayne Investment brought an action against Gulf Oil Corporation (Gulf) alleging that Gulf had violated § 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, 1 §§ 10(b) and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Mass.Gen.Laws Ann. ch. 93A, and the common law of fraud by making false and misleading statements in connection with a tender offer. The district court dismissed the complaint on the ground that appellant had not met the requirement of Fed.R. Civ.P. 9(b), which provides, “In all averments of fraud ..., the circumstances constituting the fraud ... shall be stated…
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