Legal Opinion
Tamer Salameh v. Tarsadia Hotel
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2013No. 11-55479PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
A transaction that looks nothing like a sale of stock and involving such diverse items as citrus groves and vacation homes may qualify as a sale of a security under federal law. See SEC v. W.J. Howey Co., 328 U.S. 293, 66 S.Ct. 1100, 90 L.Ed. 1244 (1946); Hocking v. Dubois, 885 F.2d 1449 (9th Cir.1989) (en bane). Here, we must decide whether Plaintiffs-Appellants have alleged the sale of a security based on their purchase of condominiums in the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. We hold that Plaintiffs have not adequately alleged facts showing that they were offered the…
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