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WHITLEY v. BP, P.L.C.

No. 15-20282.

838 F.3d 523 (2016)

Ralph WHITLEY, Individually and on behalf of others similarly situated; Frankie Ramirez; David M. Humphries; Charis Moule; Edward F. Mineman; Syed Arshadullah; Jerry T. Mcguire; Maureen S. Riely; Thomas P. Soesman, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. BP, P.L.C.; Anthony Hayward; The Savings Plan Investment Oversight Committee; Richard J. Dorazil; Corey Correnti; Marvin Damsma; James Dupree; Patrick Gower; Jeanne M. Johns; Patricia H. Miller; Stephen J. Riney; Brian D. Smith; Lord John Browne; Stephanie C. Moore; BP Corporation North America, Incorporated; BP America, Incorporated; Lamar Mckay; Gregory T. Williamson; Neil Shaw; Thomas L. Taylor; BP Corporation North America, Incorporated's Board of Directors; Robert A. Malone, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed September 26, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Scott Kravitz, Esq. , Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, Thomas R. Ajamie , John Withers Clay , Ajamie, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Stephen J. Fearon, Jr. , Squitieri & Fearon, L.L.P., New York, NY, Lori G. Feldman, Esq. , Arvind Khurana, Esq. , Milberg, L.L.P., New York, NY, Thomas James McKenna, Esq. , Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr. , Morgan D. Hodgson , Eric Serron , Steptoe & Johnson, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

H. Douglas Hinson, Esq. , Emily Seymour Costin , Alston & Bird, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Benefits Council.

Eirik James Cheverud , Thomas Tso, Esq. , U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Secretary of Labor.

David Lisitza , Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, DC, Eirik James Cheverud , U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mary Ellen E. Signorille , Senior Attorney, AARP Foundation Litigation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Association of Retired Persons, National Employment Lawyers Association.

Before WIENER, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

In this stock-drop suit, the question on appeal is whether the district court erred in holding that the plaintiff stockholders' amended complaint stated a plausible claim under the pleading standards of Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, ___ U.S. ___, 134 S.Ct. 2459,...

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