Alan Grippo v. John E. Perazzo

DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

Alan Grippo appeals the district court’s dismissal of his federal securities claims, state securities claims, and other related state law claims against John Perazzo, T.S.C. Financial Corp., P.F.C. Ltd., and P.F.C. Financial Corp (the “defendants”). The district court dismissed Grippo’s complaint for failure to allege fraud in connection with the purchase or sale of a security, for failure to plead fraud with particularity under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(b), and as barred by…