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INVESTOR ALERT: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses Exceeding $100,000 Investing In PSMT, LTHM, AOS, or BE To Contact The Firm

Friday, 12 July 2019 03:45 PM

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP

Topic:
Lawsuits

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 12, 2019 / Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, encourages investors in the following companies to contact the firm:

Company: PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT)
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 22, 2019
Class Period: October 26, 2017 - October 25, 2018
Contact Us: www.faruqilaw.com/PSMT

The case, Harari v. PriceSmart, Inc., No. 19-cv-00958, has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against the Company and certain of its officers. The lawsuit focuses on whether the defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that the Company's omni-channel business strategy had failed to reach key operating goals; (2) that the Company's South America distribution strategy had failed to realize key cost saving goals; (3) that the Company had invested Trinidad and Tobago dollars into certificates of deposits with financial institutions; (4) that these investments had been improperly classified as cash and cash equivalents; (5) that the relevant corrections would materially impact financial statements; (6) that there was a material weakness in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting; (7) that increasing competition negatively impacted the Company's revenue and profitability; and (8) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. The case has been assigned to Judge Jeffrey T. Miller.

Company: Livent Corporation (NYSE: LTHM)
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 22, 2019
Class Period: Pursuant to the October 2018 Initial Public Offering
Contact Us: www.faruqilaw.com/LTHM

The case, Nikolov v. Livent Corporation et al., No. 19-cv-2218-CFK, has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the Company and certain of its officers. The lawsuit focuses on whether the Registration Statement was false and misleading and omitted to state material adverse facts. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that a supply contract with Nemaska Lithium Inc. had been terminated; (2) that, as a result, the Company would be forced to fulfill its customer contracts using alternative vendors at reduced revenues and lower margins; (3) that the Company had a long-standing contract to supply lithium hydroxide to a customer at a much lower price than any of the Company's existing contracts; (4) that the Company's margins were squeezed due to the customer's increased orders; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. The case has been assigned to Judge Chad F. Kenney.

Company: A. O. Smith Corp. (NYSE: AOS)
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 29, 2019
Class Period: July 26, 2016 - May 16, 2019
Contact Us: www.faruqilaw.com/AOS

The case, Bleier v. A.O. Smith Corporation, No. 19-cv-00786, has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin against the Company and certain of its officers. The lawsuit focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. J. Capital published a report on May 16, 2019, that alleged that A.O. Smith has an undisclosed partner called Jiangsu UTP Supply Chain. The partner allowed the Company to “stuff” distributors, and artificially increase gross margins. The report also alleged that the Company “failed to disclose the sharp decline under way in China, where sales will fall 16-21% this year,” “over-reported sales and under-reported inventory since at least 2015,” and “has major governance problems both inside and outside China.” Based on this report, shares of A.O. Smith dropped by more than 6% on the same day. The case has been assigned to Judge Nancy Joseph.

If you invested in any of these companies, please fill out the form on our website at the links above to learn more. You can also contact us by calling Richard Gonnello toll free at 877-247-4292 or at 212-983-9330 or by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

CONTACT:

FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
685 Third Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Richard Gonnello, Esq.
[email protected]
Telephone: (877) 247-4292 or (212) 983-9330

The court-appointed lead plaintiff is the investor with the largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class who is adequate and typical of class members who directs and oversees the litigation on behalf of the putative class. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision to serve as a lead plaintiff or not.

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP also encourages anyone with information regarding the foregoing companies’ conduct to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.

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Topic:
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