Webb v. SolarCity Corp.

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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud action brought on behalf of a class of plaintiffs who bought SolarCity shares. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 when they changed the company's accounting formula prior to the initial public offering in order to misrepresent SolarCity's profitability. The panel held that plaintiff's third amended complaint failed to adequately plead facts giving rise to a strong inference of scienter, as required by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. In this case, the facts did not give rise to an inference of scienter that was at least as compelling as the inference of an honest mistake. View "Webb v. SolarCity Corp." on Justia Law