Opinion ID: 187481
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Heading: Dismissal of Aiding and Abetting Claims

Text: The District Court dismissed the claims against the PNC defendants on the ground that plaintiffs who lack standing to bring a derivative claim for breach of fiduciary duty cannot pursue counts for aiding and abetting those breaches. See Mann, 483 F.Supp.2d at 899. We affirm this judgment for it is eminently sound and Harper Woods cites no good authority to refute it. Indeed, Harper Woods did not challenge the District Court's judgment in its opening brief to this court. Nor did Harper Woods challenge this specific point in its reply brief. Even if it had raised the matter in its reply brief, that would have been too late to preserve the issue for appellate review. Am. Wildlands v. Kempthorne, 530 F.3d 991, 1001 (D.C.Cir. 2008) (citing Rollins Envtl. Servs. v. EPA, 937 F.2d 649, 652 n. 2 (D.C.Cir.1991)). It is clear here that the judgment of the District Court admits of no viable challenge.