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Bankruptcy | Case Law | Rule 9 B
RULE 9(b)
Vess v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., USA, 317 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 2003)
In a case where fraud is not an essential element of a claim, only allegations of fraudulent
conduct must satisfy the heightened pleading requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
9(b); allegations of non-fraudulent conduct need satisfy only the ordinary notice pleading
standards of Rule 8(a).
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