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DENNIS v. HART

Nos. 12-55241, 12-55266, 12-55282, 12-55291.

724 F.3d 1249 (2013)

Ronald DENNIS, derivatively on behalf of PICO Holdings, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John R. HART; Ronald Langley; Ronald G. Deuster; Richard D. Ruppert; Julie H. Sullivan; Kristina M. Leslie; Carlos C. Campbell; Kenneth J. Slepicka; PICO Holdings, Inc., Nominal Defendant, Defendants-Appellees. George Assad, Derivatively on Behalf of PICO Holdings, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John R. Hart; Ronald Langley; Robert G. Deuster; Richard D. Ruppert; Julie H. Sullivan; Kristina M. Leslie; Carlos C. Campbell; Kenneth J. Slepicka, Defendants-Appellees, PICO Holdings, Inc., Nominal Party. Ronald Dennis, derivatively on behalf of PICO Holdings, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John R. Hart; Ronald Langley; Ronald G. Deuster; Richard D. Ruppert; Julie H. Sullivan; Kristina M. Leslie; Carlos C. Campbell; Kenneth J. Slepicka; PICO Holdings, Inc., Nominal Defendant, Defendants-Appellants. George Assad, Derivatively on Behalf of PICO Holdings, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John R. Hart; Ronald Langley; Robert G. Deuster; Richard D. Ruppert; Julie H. Sullivan; Kristina M. Leslie; Carlos C. Campbell; Kenneth J. Slepicka, Defendants-Appellants, PICO Holdings, Inc., Nominal Party.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 31, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen A. Herkenhoff (argued), The Weiser Law Firm, P.C., San Diego, CA; Robert B. Weiser , Brett D. Stecker , Jeffrey J. Ciarlanto , and Joseph M. Profy , The Weiser Law Firm, P.C., Berwyn, PA, for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee George Assad.

Louis N. Boyarsky (argued), Lionel Z. Glancy , and Michael Goldberg , Glancy Binkow Goldberg LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Ronald Dennis.

Robert W. Brownlie (argued) and Gerard A. Trippitelli , DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants John R. Hart, Ronald Langley, Robert G. Deuster, Richard D. Ruppert, Julie H. Sullivan, Kristina M. Leslie, Carlos C. Campbell and Kenneth J. Slepicka and nominal party PICO Holdings, Inc.

Before: SIDNEY R. THOMAS, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires corporations to hold periodic advisory votes on executive compensation. Nominal defendant PICO Holdings, Inc. held such a vote, and a majority of shareholders expressed dissatisfaction with PICO's executive compensation policies. Soon thereafter, the plaintiffs in these consolidated cases filed shareholder derivative suits in California state court, alleging...

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