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Third Circuit vacates summary judgment for Maiden subsidiary in securities fraud class action; remands for discovery
Kestrel Group Ltd
- Third Circuit vacated District Court summary judgment for Maiden in securities class action Wigglesworth v. Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
- Remanded for discovery on Section 10(b) claims; court did not rule on scienter element.
- Defendants may petition for rehearing; Maiden believes it has substantive and procedural defenses.
- Case involves allegations that Maiden's loss reserves were misleading.
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