Legal Opinion
Kramer v. Time Warner Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 27, 1991No. 1198, Docket 90-9014PublishedCited by 610 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This securities action arises from the merger of Time Incorporated (“Time”) and Warner Communications, Inc. (“Warner”). Judge Sand dismissed the complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) and 9(b). We affirm. We hold that a district court may consider relevant documents required by the securities laws to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in determining a motion to dismiss a complaint *770alleging material misrepresentations and omissions in such documents. We also hold that the complaint’s allegations of fraud are legally insufficient, as are the…
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