DraftKings’ SPAC Merger Partner Had Links to ‘Black-Market Gaming,’ Securities Class Action Says
July 8, 2021 A class action alleges DraftKings failed to disclose that a company it acquired by way of a merger had “a history of unlawful operations."
July 8, 2021 A class action alleges DraftKings failed to disclose that a company it acquired by way of a merger had “a history of unlawful operations."
June 11, 2021 A class action claims Washington Prime Group misled investors as to the real estate investment trust’s financial health, triggering multiple drops in stock price.
June 10, 2021 A class action alleges the Kingdom Trust Co. knowingly provided substantial assistance to a Ponzi scheme broken up by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2018.
June 3, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions faces a securities class action over "misrepresentations and omissions" about quality control problems at its Baltimore facility.
May 14, 2021 A lawsuit claims Lordstown investors were financially injured following reports that the company had overstated prospects for its electric pickup and a subsequent drop in stock.
May 3, 2021 A class action looks to represent those who bought or otherwise acquired Volkswagen stock during the two days in March in which the automaker claimed it would change its name to “Voltswagen.”
April 30, 2021 A class action alleges Peloton Interactive has issued “materially false and/or misleading statements” with regard to safety concerns surrounding the company’s Tread+ treadmill.
April 20, 2021 Franklin misled investors regarding apparent battery issues in its hotspot devices that were eventually recalled, triggering a drop in stock price and injuring investors, a lawsuit alleges.
April 16, 2021 A class action alleges Vroom, Inc. and its CEO and CFO have issued over roughly the last year “materially false and/or misleading statements" with regard to the company's business.
April 14, 2021 CytoDyn and its CEO and CFO face a class action over what investors call the biotech company’s “aggressive” hyping of its potential HIV therapy Leronlimab as a possible treatment for COVID-19.
April 9, 2021 A class action alleges Robinhood defrauded those who placed orders on the brokerage platform between Sept. 2016 and June 2019 by concealing the practice of routing orders to a group of outside trading firms in exchange for compensation.
February 18, 2021 A class action claims FuboTV Inc. harmed investors financially after a series of negative research reports triggered a drop in the company’s stock price.
February 18, 2021 A class action alleges a Reddit, YouTube and Twitter user posed as an amateur investor in order to boost the price of GameStop stock, and that his former employers should have monitored his activity.
February 12, 2021 A lawsuit claims AstraZeneca harmed investors financially by misleading them with regard to the results of clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
February 3, 2021 Tyson Foods faces a securities class action that alleges investors were harmed financially by the food processor's inadequate response to the coronavirus pandemic.
January 27, 2021 A class action claims Penumbra shareholders were injured by stock price drops following reports of safety concerns and the recall of the Jet 7 Xtra Flex aspiration catheter.
January 21, 2021 Walmart faces a class action centered on a drop in stock price in the wake of the retailer being sued by the U.S. Dept. of Justice for its apparent role in the opioid epidemic.
January 20, 2021 Robinhood faces another class action over its apparent failure to disclose that the majority of its revenue comes from high rates of payment for order flow.
January 11, 2021 The developer behind Cyberpunk 2077 has faces a stock-drop class action after the "virtually unplayable" game was pulled from online stores.
January 5, 2021 SolarWinds faces a securities class action in the wake of an alleged foreign nation-backed cyber attack on U.S. government departments.
January 4, 2021 A class action alleges Robinhood has misled novice users into executing inferior trades by failing to disclose that its revenue relies heavily on "payment for order flow" from market makers in exchange for executing trades.
December 10, 2020 A class action claims Minerva Neurosciences stockholders were misled by the company as to the outcome of clinical trials for a schizophrenia drug candidate.
November 17, 2020 A class action alleges Alibaba Group investors were harmed financially when fintech affiliate Ant Group's historic IPO was suspended.
October 15, 2020 A class action claims Royal Caribbean harmed investors by issuing between Feb. and Mar. 2020 false and/or misleading statements concerning sagging cruise bookings outside of China and RC's ability to contain the spread of coronavirus.
October 2, 2020 Peabody Energy Corp. materially misled stockholders with regard to the safety practices and production output at its most profitable coal mine, a lawsuit claims.
September 24, 2020 Nikola Corporation faces a securities class action in the wake of a short seller's report characterizing the hydrogen-electric vehicle maker as "an intricate fraud."
August 28, 2020 A proposed class action claims Fastly, Inc. failed to disclose to investors that its largest customer was the Chinese company behind the controversial TikTok app.
August 28, 2020 Blink faces a class action that claims investors were harmed financially after it was revealed the company misrepresented its electric car charging network.
August 26, 2020 A class action alleges Vaxart and Armistice Capital participated in a "pump and dump" scheme whereby they boosted stock prices on the back of multiple false COVID-19 vaccine proclamations.
August 20, 2020 Genius Brands faces a lawsuit in which an investor claims stockholders have been harmed financially by the company's misstatements and a resulting drop in stock price.
August 17, 2020 Eastman Kodak Co. and its CEO and CFO face a class action after a $765M federal loan to produce COVID-19 drug materials was paused over concerns of alleged insider trading.
July 31, 2020 An Intel investor claims a drop in stock price is linked to the company’s failure to disclose impending production delays for its 7-nanometer CPU technology.
July 10, 2020 Wirecard AG, former execs and auditor Ernst & Young face a securities class action in the wake of the global payment processor's collapse.
June 23, 2020 Chembio Diagnostics faces a class action centered on the FDA's revocation of an emergency use authorization for the company's COVID-19 antibody test.
June 16, 2020 A class action alleges Co-Diagnostics, Inc. caused investors to lose millions when the FDA contradicted the company’s “100% accuracy” claims for its COVID-19 tests.
June 9, 2020 An investor has filed a class action against Wells Fargo alleging the bank's handling of small business PPP loan applications harmed stock prices.
May 28, 2020 A class action claims Carnival Corporation and two top execs harmed investors by omitting or failing to disclose information on the company's handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.
March 16, 2020 A class action lawsuit claims Norwegian Cruise Line issued materially false and/or misleading statements concerning COVID-19, ultimately harming investors.
March 3, 2020 A lawsuit claims EquiAlt and several co-conspirators have executed a "classic Ponzi scheme" that has scammed over 1,000 investors out of more than $170 million.
February 17, 2020 A proposed class action claims Six Flags investors were injured when the company revealed that its plans to build theme parks in China were "in jeopardy," despite earlier assurances of the projects' promising outlook.
January 20, 2020 A class action claims Prudential stockholders were injured when the firm released disappointing financial results that allegedly contradicted its previous positive statements.
January 13, 2020 A proposed class action lawsuit out of Delaware federal court takes issue with a proposed merger between IberiaBank Corporation and First Horizon National Corporation.
December 10, 2019 A proposed class action claims Twitter investors were injured financially after the social media giant and its CEO and CFO failed to disclose that an apparent “fix” to the platform’s targeted advertising practices negatively impacted ad revenue.
November 15, 2019 A lawsuit claims Resideo Technologies misled investors by touting a “bright future” while failing to reveal that several challenges would negatively impact the company's earnings.
November 13, 2019 A Tandy Leather Factory investor claims certain stockholders lost money when it was revealed that the Fort Worth, Texas company had misstated in financial statements certain inventory valuations and costs.
November 7, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit filed against Under Armour claims stockholders lost money once news of a federal investigation into the company’s sales reporting practices was made public.
October 4, 2019 A proposed securities lawsuit claims Match Group failed to disclose to investors a slew of unlawful activities that purportedly bolstered online dating services subscriptions.
September 25, 2019 Allergan PLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit centered on a potential merger with AbbVie, Inc., the details of which the case alleges were not fully disclosed to stockholders.
August 9, 2019 A proposed class action claims Camping World stockholders lost hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of misleading statements made by company executives in regard to the retailer's acquisition of Gander Mountain.
August 5, 2019 Carbonite, Inc. and its CEO and CFO have been named in a proposed class action filed by a stockholder who claims the software company lied to investors about the quality of a cloud-based backup service product launched in October 2018.