Legal Opinion
Donald S. Sofonia v. Principal Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2006No. 05-3734PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Donald Sofonia appeals an order of the District Court 1 dismissing his state-law claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment against Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Financial Group, Inc., and Principal Financial Services, Inc. (collectively, Appellees) in connection with the demutualization of Principal Life Insurance Company. The District Court denied Sofonia’s motion to remand the action to Iowa state court and dismissed Sofonia’s complaint based on application of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA or the…
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