Legal Opinion
Liberty Property Trust v. Republic Properties Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 21, 2009No. 08-7095PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENTELLE, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Liberty Property Trust and Liberty Property Limited Partnership (successors in interest to Republic Property Trust and Republic Property Limited Partnership, respectively) appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing their claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The district court dismissed their federal securities claims on the basis that the limited partnership interests they sold were not “investment contracts,” and therefore were not…
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