FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO, INC. v. LA VIDA MERGER SUB

No. 10-1585.

638 F.3d 37 (2011)

FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. LA VIDA MERGER SUB, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Graciela J. Belaval , with whom Cristina Belaval Burger and Martinez Odell & Calabria were on brief, for appellant.

R. Todd Cronan , with whom Daniel P. Roeser , Laura R. Acosta , Goodwin Procter LLP, Richard Graffam , Alejandro J. Cepada-Diaz , and McConnell Valdés, LLC, were on brief, for appellees Leeds Equity Partners IV, LP, Jeffrey T. Leeds, and Bradley Whitman.

Sergio E. Criado , with whom Harold D. Vicente and Vicente & Cuebas were on brief, for appellees Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Inc., et al.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

On October 15, 2009, FirstBank Puerto Rico, Inc. ("FirstBank") brought claims against various defendants under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), Securities Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5, and Puerto Rico law. FirstBank alleged that it held a warrant that gave it a right to acquire 15% of the common voting stock of Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Inc. ("IBC"), and that defendants...

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