In Re Bare Escentuals, Inc. Securities Litigation

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTIONS TO DISMISS

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON, District Judge.

The individual defendants’ and the underwriter defendants’ motions to dismiss and plaintiffs’ motion to strike came on for hearing before the court on July 21, 2010. Lead plaintiffs Westmoreland County Retirement System and Vincent J. Takas, on behalf of certain purchasers of Bare Escentuals’ common stock (collectively “plaintiffs”), appeared through their counsel, Mary Blasy. Defendant Bare Escentuals, Inc. (“Bare” or “the Company”), along with numerous individual defendants 1 (all collectively…