Rowe v. Allied Chemical Hourly Employees' Pension Plan

stating that plaintiff did not meet burden when it pled in very general terms, and did not allege who made or received fraudulent statements | stating that plaintiff did not meet burden when it pled in very general terms, and did not allege who made or received fraudulent statements | permitting amendment of RICO complaint which failed to plead predicate acts of mail and wire fraud with sufficient particularity under Rule 9(b) | blanket allegation of mail and wire fraud in RICO case, without indicating who made or received fraudulent representation, is insufficient under Rule 9(b) | complaint dismissed where it alleged “the general content of the representations,” but did not specify “who the speakers were ... or who received the information ... ” | multiple inducements to retire made to thirty-two retirees over roughly six months | vacated for reconsideration in light of Supreme Court’s decision in Firestone | Rule 9(b) requires “detailed allegations” of fraud