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Fulton Bank, N.A. v. UBS Sec. LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Nov 8, 2011
CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-1093 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 8, 2011)

Summary

analyzing state securities claim under Rule 10b-5 standard and finding, on motion to dismiss, that reliance was not pleaded under AES Corp. , where investor was "a sophisticated plaintiff, with no longstanding business relationship with [defendant], and had at least minimal access to the relevant information"

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-1093

11-08-2011

FULTON BANK, N.A., successor to FULTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, N.A., Plaintiff v. UBS SECURITIES, LLC, et al., Defendants


ORDER

AND NOW, this 7th day of November, 2011, upon consideration of the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #17) and all responses and replies thereto, it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant's motion is GRANTED.

BY THE COURT:

LAWRENCE F. STENGEL, J.


Summaries of

Fulton Bank, N.A. v. UBS Sec. LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Nov 8, 2011
CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-1093 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 8, 2011)

analyzing state securities claim under Rule 10b-5 standard and finding, on motion to dismiss, that reliance was not pleaded under AES Corp. , where investor was "a sophisticated plaintiff, with no longstanding business relationship with [defendant], and had at least minimal access to the relevant information"

Summary of this case from SLF Holdings v. Uniti Fiber Holdings
Case details for

Fulton Bank, N.A. v. UBS Sec. LLC

Case Details

Full title:FULTON BANK, N.A., successor to FULTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, N.A., Plaintiff…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Nov 8, 2011

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-1093 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 8, 2011)

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