Securities

February 16, 2018 Kindred Healthcare, Inc. and its board of directors are facing a securities lawsuit filed by a stockholder who claims the parties failed to disclose material information in a proxy statement filed in connection with a proposed merger.

February 15, 2018 A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of anyone who acquired securities for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company between 1/27/15 and 10/9/16.

February 15, 2018 BitConnect faces another proposed class action claiming the cryptocurrency platform was no more than a Ponzi scheme through millions were stolen.

February 14, 2018 A whistleblower's revelations alleging improper revenue reporting are at the center of a proposed class action against medical device maker Obalon Therapeutics.

February 12, 2018 NQ Mobile Inc. and three executives are facing a securities lawsuit filed by a shareholder who claims the revelation of an allegedly shady business transaction caused the company’s stock prices to drop.

February 12, 2018 The case claims Equifax and its directors overstepped federal securities laws governing financial reporting and the company's concealment of the data breach.

February 9, 2018 Stanley Furniture Co. and its directors are the defendants in a case filed in connection with a proposed asset sale between Stanley and Churchill Downs.

February 9, 2018 Per a lawsuit, First Bank and its BoD violated securities laws by submitting an inaccurate registration statement for a proposed acquisition.

February 8, 2018 Advance Auto Parts, Inc., along with its CEO and CFO, is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by an investor who claims the defendants published misleading statements concerning the company’s financial outlook.

February 8, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Funko, Inc., its board of directors, and a group of eight underwriters over claims that the defendants published misleading statements in connection with Funko’s initial public offering.

February 8, 2018 The plaintiff claims Kindred Healthcare failed to disclose vital analyses and other details pertaining to a proposed merger.

February 7, 2018 Stone Energy Corporation, its board of directors, Sailfish Energy Holdings Corporation, and Talos Energy LLC are facing a proposed class action that accuses the defendants of misleading stockholders regarding a proposed merger.

February 5, 2018 A shareholder claims Snyder's-Lance submitted an incomplete, inaccurate proxy statement to the SEC for its proposed acquisition by Campbell's Soup Co.

January 31, 2018 Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. and its board of directors are facing another proposed class action lawsuit in North Carolina that accuses the parties of filing a misleading proxy statement concerning the company’s potential merger with Campbell Soup Company.

January 31, 2018 Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. and its board of directors, along with Campbell Soup Company and Twist Merger Sub, Inc., are facing a stockholder’s claims that the parties filed a misleading proxy statement regarding a potential merger.

January 30, 2018 Bitconnect faces another class action in which the plaintiff claims the shuttered cryptocurrency exchange/lending platform was no more than a Ponzi scheme.

January 26, 2018 Intel and its CEO and CFO face a securities suit filed over a dip in stock prices that followed news of the Meltdown and Spectre security flaws.

January 25, 2018 YuMe, Inc. and its board of directors have filed a solicitation statement regarding a potential merger with RhythmOne PLC that a proposed class action claims was misleading to stockholders.

January 25, 2018 Six plaintiffs claim now-shuttered cryptocurrency exchange Bitconnect and several recruiters ran a Ponzi scheme that robbed investors of billions.

January 23, 2018 Ignyta, Inc., its board of directors, Roche Holdings, Inc., and Abingdon Acquisition Corp. are facing a securities lawsuit that takes issue with a possibly misleading solicitation statement the defendants filed in connection with a potential merger.

January 19, 2018 Triangle Capital Corporation and three top executives are facing a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the parties of publishing 'materially false and misleading statements' regarding the company’s financial outlook.

January 17, 2018 AMC, its top officers, and a group of under-writers face a securities case claiming shareholders were misled prior to a series of 2016/17 acquisitions.

January 11, 2018 A group of investors has filed a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of all those who purchased investments from Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC or its affiliates, claiming the companies’ business model was a Ponzi scheme destined for failure.

January 8, 2018 Acuity Brands, Inc., its CEO, and its CFO are on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a stockholder who claims the parties misled him and other investors regarding the company’s future prospects.

January 5, 2018 General Cable Corporation and its board of directors are facing a securities lawsuit filed by a stockholder who claims the defendants filed a misleading proxy statement in connection with a potential merger.

January 4, 2018 Capitala Finance Corp. is facing a proposed class action along with its CEO and CFO that accuses the parties of misleading investors as to the company’s performance.

December 21, 2017 A securities lawsuit says Aqua Metals was not forthcoming about certain aspects of its water-based lead refining operation, hurting company stock prices.

December 20, 2017 A lawsuit claims Monkey Capital fraudulently induced investors into dumping money into its Initial Coin Offering before suspiciously postponing the event.

December 20, 2017 General Electric Company (GE) and four executives are facing a securities lawsuit that claims they failed to disclose material information to investors about the company’s financial performance and caused them to suffer injury when stock prices declined.

December 20, 2017 Chinese lending company Qudian Inc. and nine of its executives are facing a proposed class action lawsuit claiming the parties filed a misleading registration statement in connection with the company’s initial public offering.

December 19, 2017 Diana Containerships Inc., its CEO, CFO, and president are facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the defendants engaged in a series of stock transactions that effectively robbed shareholders of 99 percent of the value of their shares.

December 19, 2017 Centra Tech and four individuals face a class action claiming the company's ICO between July and October 2017 violated federal securities regulations.

December 19, 2017 A lawsuit says Liberty Tax and three execs caused stock prices to sag after glossing over/omitting certain 'adverse facts' from quarterly, annual reports.

December 14, 2017 Health Insurance Innovations, Inc., its CEO, and its CFO are facing claims that they failed to disclose material information to stockholders regarding the company’s application for a third-party insurance administrator license in Florida.

December 7, 2017 A proposed securities lawsuit has been filed against HSN, Inc., its board of directors, Liberty Interactive Corporation, and Liberty Horizon, Inc. over an allegedly misleading registration statement filed in connection with a potential merger.

December 7, 2017 Envision Healthcare Corporation and 11 executives are facing a proposed class action filed by a shareholder who claims the defendants failed to disclose to investors that the true source of Envision’s recent success was its 'illicit' business practices.

December 6, 2017 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and three executives have been named as defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses them of violating federal securities laws by publishing false statements regarding their financial projections.

December 6, 2017 IXYS Corporation, its board of directors, Iron Merger Co., Inc., and Littelfuse, Inc. are facing another proposed class action over a potential merger between IXYS and Littelfuse.

December 6, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against IXYS Corporation, its board of directors, Littelfuse, Inc., and Iron Merger Co., Inc. over allegations that the defendants misled stockholders about a potential merger between IXYS and Littelfuse.

December 5, 2017 A stockholder filed a proposed class action lawsuit against ShoreTel, Inc. and its board of directors over an allegedly misleading proxy statement the defendants filed in connection with Mitel Networks Corporation’s potential acquisition of the company.

December 5, 2017 According to a lawsuit, USAmeriBancorp and Valley National last September submitted an incomplete, misleading merger registration statement to the SEC.

December 4, 2017 Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. and its board of directors are facing a proposed class action filed by a shareholder who claims the defendants have chosen to omit material information from a proxy statement filed in connection with a potential merger.

December 1, 2017 Dynamic Ledger Solutions, Inc., The Tezos Foundation, and three individuals have been accused of violating federal securities laws by selling unregistered securities disguised as a 'fundraiser' to finance the launch of a new cryptocurrency known as Tezos.

November 30, 2017 A proposed class action alleging violations of securities law has been filed against Willis Towers Watson plc and others over claims that the defendants misled stockholders into approving a merger.

November 30, 2017 Three new class actions also take issue with alleged omissions made by Inventure's directors leading up to a merger with Utz Quality Foods.

November 28, 2017 Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI) and its board of directors are facing a lawsuit along with The Carlyle Group, L.P., GTCR LLC, and several of their affiliates over the proposed acquisition of AMRI by Carlyle and GTCR.

November 28, 2017 A proposed class action lawsuit was filed against Orbital ATK, Inc. and its board of directors after they filed an allegedly misleading proxy statement in connection with Northrop Grumman Corporation’s potential acquisition of the company.

November 28, 2017 Health Insurance Innovations, Inc., along with its CEO and CFO, has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a man who claims the company failed to disclose material information to stockholders regarding an insurance license application.

November 27, 2017 Dynamic Ledger Solutions, Inc., its two individual owners, and Tezos Stiftung are facing a securities lawsuit filed over a July 2017 'Initial Coin Offering.'

November 27, 2017 The case claims the OvaScience and its board weren't entirely truthful about the untested science behind - and profitability of - a new fertility treatment.