453 F. Supp. 2d 807 - CompuDyne Corp. v. Shane’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 4 district ·

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1. “[PJlaintiffs must allege facts that give rise to a strong inference of fraudulent intent, which may be established either (a) by alleging facts to show that defendants had both motive and opportunity to commit fraud, or (b) by alleging facts that constitute strong circumstantial evidence of conscious misbehavior or recklessness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 544 F. Supp. 2d 199 - 380544 Canada, Inc. v. Aspen Technology, Inc.

2. “unlawful short selling artificially depressed the price and contributed to the volatility of CompuDyne stock during the crucial period during which the PIPE was being priced, and that as a result, Plaintiffs received less from the PIPE offering than they would have had the price of CompuDyne stock not been so manipulated.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. v. Patriot Nat'l, Inc.

3. “To establish a prima facie case of control person liability, a plaintiff must show (1) a primary violation by the controlled person, (2) control of the primary violator by the defendant, and (3) that the defendant was, in some meaningful sense, a culpable participant in the controlled person's fraud,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Cannavest Corp. Sec. Litig.