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Securities,
Civil Litigation,
Corporate,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Nov. 14, 2018

Overruled on other grounds by Brehm v Eisner

Unlike the Delaware Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit continues to review dismissals of shareholder derivative actions on demand futility grounds for abuse of discretion.

Bryan Ketroser

Partner
Alto Litigation

Email: bryan@altolit.com

Bryan focuses his practice on commercial litigation, securities litigation and SEC investigations.

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"Overruled on other grounds by Brehm v. Eisner."

If you have ever litigated corporate fiduciary duty claims, the odds are good that you -- or your paralegal -- have seen the above phrase countless times. Ever wonder why?

Motions to dismiss based on the sufficiency of allegations in a complaint usually are reviewed by courts of appeal de novo

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