Matthew D Foster

Matthew D Foster

September 04, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

9th Circ. Makes Motions to Dismiss More Difficult in Securities Litigation

On Aug. 13, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in a securities fraud class action, Khoja v. Orexigen Therapeutics, which could dampen a defendant's use of judicial notice and incorporation-by-reference to aid in its motion to dismiss, especially in the securities class action setting.

By Robert L. Hickok, Jay A. Dubow and Matthew D. Foster

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