Legal Opinion

Gompper v. Visx, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 5, 2002No. 01-15450PublishedCited by 289 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.

The issue before us is whether the complaint in this securities fraud class action states a claim under the heightened pleading requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(b)(l), (2). The district court held that it did not, and dismissed the complaint without leave to amend. The plaintiffs appeal, and we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This action is brought under §§ 10(b), 20(a) and 20A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 78t(a), 781AL. Plaintiffs are individuals who purchased VISX, Inc.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Yourish v. California AmplifierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  3. Coleman v. Quaker Oats Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. In Re Silicon Graphics Inc. Securities Litigation. Edmund J. Janas v. Edward R. McCracken Michael Ramsay Robert K. Burgess Thomas J. Oswald Teruyasu Sekimoto Forest Baskett Stephen Goggiano William M. Kelly Lucille Shapiro Silicon Graphics, Inc., Deanna Brody Andrea S. Donald Israel Buck Ruth Buck Denise Struthers Thomas G. Di Cicco Ira Steven B. Ewall Rosalyn Golaine Jerry Krim Mary Anne Beke Herman Grossman Samuel J. Reiner Dennis Lucas v. Edward R. McCracken Michael Ramsay Robert K. Burgess Thomas J. Oswald Teruyasu Sekimoto Forest Baskett Stephen Goggiano William M. Kelly Lucille Shapiro Silicon Graphics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  5. Steckman v. Hart Brewing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by289 opinions

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