Opinion ID: 1597995
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: whether this court should reverse the denial of american bankers' motions to dismiss because the complaints fail to properly plead any legally cognizable claims against american bankers on behalf of any single plaintiff.

Text: ¶ 51. American Bankers alleges that plaintiffs' claims of fraudulent misrepresentation and omission are asserted without any attempt to satisfy the heightened pleading requirements under Rule 9 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. Pursuant to section (b) of that rule, In all averments of fraud or mistake, the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake shall be stated with particularity. ¶ 52. Plaintiffs argue that this is not an issue before this Court on interlocutory appeal. Neither the interlocutory appeal, the petition for writ of mandamus, or the request for emergency stay entered by American Bankers raise issues of sufficiency of pleadings. ¶ 53. It is the Court's opinion that the original and amended complaints filed by the plaintiffs adequately set forth causes of action sounding in fraud. At the very least, a proper remedy for any insufficiency in the pleadings at this point would be an order allowing an amendment of the pleadings rather than a total dismissal of the cases. We, therefore, do not address this issue at this time.