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Underland v. Alter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Sep 9, 2011
NO. 10-3621 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 9, 2011)

Summary

holding that unlike reserves, which express subjective estimates of future liabilities, a representation that defendant adhered to the method for setting those reserves concerns "a measurable objective fact" and should not be treated as a statement of opinion

Summary of this case from In re Prudential Fin., Inc. Sec. Litig.

Opinion

NO. 10-3621

09-09-2011

WILLIAM E. UNDERLAND and MARK SCHALLER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated. Plaintiffs, v. DENNIS ALTER, WILLIAM ROSOFF, PHILIP BROWNE, DAVID WEINSTOCK, ROBERT BLANK. MAX BOTEL, THOMAS COSTELLO, DANA BECKER DUNN, RONALD LUBNER, OLAF OLAFSSON, MICHAEL STOPLER, and KP.MG LLP; Defendants.


CIVIL ACTION

ORDER

AND NOW, this 9th day of September 2011. in accordance with the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1) The Advanta Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED IN PART. For the reasons set forth in the accompanying opinion. Plaintiffs have not sufficiently alleged that the following misstatements are actionable: (1) Advanta's predictions about the likelihood of an early amortization event; (2) its assessment of its capital levels as '"strong:" (3) alleged misstatements and omissions about Advanta's commitment to maintaining and strengthening customer relationships, and; (4) descriptions of Advanta's methodology for accessing and monitoring customer creditworthiness: and.
2) KFMG LLP's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED: and.
3) Plaintiffs are granted leave to amend their Complaint on or before October 9, 2011.

It is so ORDERED.

BY THE COURT:

HON. CYNTHIA M. RUFE


Summaries of

Underland v. Alter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Sep 9, 2011
NO. 10-3621 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 9, 2011)

holding that unlike reserves, which express subjective estimates of future liabilities, a representation that defendant adhered to the method for setting those reserves concerns "a measurable objective fact" and should not be treated as a statement of opinion

Summary of this case from In re Prudential Fin., Inc. Sec. Litig.

In Underland v. Alter, No. 10-3621, 2011 WL 4017908 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 9, 2011), a district court in this circuit applied the reasoning of Shapiro with respect to a claimed Securities Act violation based on statements pertaining to the adequacy of loan loss reserves.

Summary of this case from Se. Pa. Transp. Auth. v. Orrstown Fin. Servs., Inc.
Case details for

Underland v. Alter

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM E. UNDERLAND and MARK SCHALLER, on behalf of themselves and all…

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

Date published: Sep 9, 2011

Citations

NO. 10-3621 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 9, 2011)

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