Steve Harris v. Amgen, Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STEVE HARRIS; DENNIS F. RAMOS, 

On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMGEN, INC.; FRANK J. BIONDI, JR.; No. 08-55389 JERRY D. CHOATE; FRANK C. D.C. No. HERRINGER; GILBERT S. OMENN;  2:07-cv-05442-PSG-

DAVID BALTIMORE; JUDITH C. PLA

PELHAM; KEVIN W. SHARER;

OPINION

FREDERICK W. GLUCK; LEONARD D.

SCHAEFFER; ROBERT A. BRADWAY;

RETIREMENT BENEFITS

COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS OF AMGEN,

Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Philip S. Gutierrez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 8, 2009—Pasadena, California

Filed July 14, 2009

Before: Betty B. Fletcher, Raymond C. Fisher, and Ronald M. Gould, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Gould

8819 8822 HARRIS v. AMGEN, INC.

COUNSEL

Francis M. Gregorek, Betsy C. Manifold, Rachele R. Rickert, and Mark C. Rifkin (argued), Wolf Haldenstein Adler Free- man & Herz LLP, San Diego, California, and Thomas J. McKenna, Gainey & McKenna,…