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UBS Subject of Subprime-Related Lawsuit
Class Action |
2007/12/16 07:23
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| UBS is facing a class action lawsuit, which alleges the financial services company misled investors by issuing materially false and misleading statements about the company's financial condition just two months before it was revealed UBS was planning to write down $10 billion in subprime-related losses. The lawsuit filed by the firm of Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins LLP alleges in a United States District Court that UBS's actions negatively impacted common stockholders who purchased stock between the dates of March 13, 2007 through December 11, 2007. In a press statement, the firm says, "UBS issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2007. In the days following this announcement, the price of UBS stock declined to as low as $49.27 per share. Then, on December 10, 2007, UBS announced writedowns of around $10 billion as a result of its subprime mortgage related positions. Following this announcement, the price of UBS stock declined to $48.78 per share, a 26% decline from the Class Period high." |
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Class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, at least the U.S. variant of it. In the United States federal courts, class actions are governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule. Since 1938, many states have adopted rules similar to the FRCP. However, some states like California have civil procedure systems which deviate significantly from the federal rules; the California Codes provide for four separate types of class actions. As a result, there are two separate treatises devoted solely to the complex topic of California class actions. Some states, such as Virginia, do not provide for any class actions, while others, such as New York, limit the types of claims that may be brought as class actions. They can construct your law firm a brand new website, lawyer website templates and help you redesign your existing law firm site to secure your place in the internet. |
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