Legal Opinion
Morris v. Wachovia Securities, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2006No. 05-1217, 05-1281PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge DUNCAN joined.
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge.
An individual investor’s securities fraud claims against a brokerage firm were rejected when the district court granted the firm a summary judgment and dismissal. The firm then invoked a provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Act or Reform Act), 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(c), contending that the investor’s complaints and briefs violated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b) and that…
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