Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. Announces Filing of Consolidated Class Action Complaint on Behalf of Investors of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.WASHINGTON Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. -- The law firm of Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Milstein Mil·stein , Cesar 1927-2002. Argentinian-born British immunologist. He shared a 1984 Nobel Prize for developing a method of producing monoclonal antibodies. , Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. announced today that a consolidated class action complaint on behalf of purchasers of the securities of LeapFrog Enterprises LeapFrog Enterprises Inc NYSE: LF is an educational toy company based in Emeryville, California. LeapFrog is best known for its LeapPad, a paper-based electronic reading toy. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LF) ("LeapFrog" or the "Company") from July 24, 2003, through October 18, 2004, inclusive (the "Class Period"), was filed on June 17, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa . Notice of this filing was first announced on August 3, 2005, pursuant to a July 5, 2005 Court Order (the "July 5 Order"), a copy of which can be found at www.cmht.com. The July 5 Order was prompted by the fact that the consolidated class action complaint filed on June 17, 2005 (the "Consolidated Complaint") encompassed a substantially different class period and different allegations than the July 24, 2003 to February 10, 2004 class period for which the Court had previously appointed Alice Cupples and William Sullivan William Sullivan may refer to:
A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. with losses of over $10 million, while the Cupples Movants are individuals with alleged losses of only approximately $36,000 reinforces the conclusion that Parnassus may be better-suited to represent the class under the amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. LeapFrog complaint." The Consolidated Complaint charges LeapFrog and certain of its current and former officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Specifically, the Consolidated Complaint alleges that the defendants misled mis·led v. Past tense and past participle of mislead. investors by making numerous false and misleading statements about LeapFrog's current and future business results, including allegations that LeapFrog falsely claimed to have remedied deficiencies with its supply chain and IT system and allegations that defendants knew that LeapFrog was losing millions of dollars in sales and profits to Mattel's competing PowerTouch product. The Consolidated Complaint further alleges that defendants' false and misleading statements caused the price of LeapFrog stock to trade at artificially inflated prices and took advantage of the artificial inflation to sell millions of their own LeapFrog shares. After the close of the market on October 18, 2004, and after repeated assurance to investors that LeapFrog would report solid financial results in the third and fourth quarters of 2004 and that the distribution and supply chain problems had been fixed, the defendants announced that LeapFrog's 2004 third quarter results would be significantly worse than the guidance previously provided by the defendants. In response, the price of LeapFrog's stock plummeted $6.21, or approximately 34%, causing class members to suffer actual economic losses. If you purchased or acquired LeapFrog securities during the Class Period, you may, no later than October 3, 2005, move the court to be appointed as Lead Plaintiff. There are certain legal requirements to serve as Lead Plaintiff. Any member of the purported pur·port·ed adj. Assumed to be such; supposed: the purported author of the story. pur·port ed·ly adv. class may move the court to serve as
Lead Plaintiff through counsel of their choice or may choose to remain
an absent class member. Your ability to share in any recovery is not,
however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as Lead
Plaintiff. To be a member of the class, you need not take any action at
this time.Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. has significant experience in prosecuting investor class actions and actions involving securities fraud. The firm has offices in Washington, D.C., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Philadelphia and Chicago, and is active in major litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. pending in federal and state courts throughout the nation. The firm's reputation for excellence has been recognized on repeated occasions by courts which have appointed the firm to lead positions in complex multi-district or consolidated litigation. Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. has taken a lead role in numerous important cases on behalf of defrauded investors, and has been responsible for a number of outstanding recoveries which, in the aggregate, total in the billions of dollars. If you have any questions about this notice or the action, or with regard to your rights, please contact any of the following: Steven J. Toll, Esq. Matthew K. Handley, Esq. Kari Fiore Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. 1100 New York Avenue, N.W. West Tower, Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: (888) 240-0775 or (202) 408-4600 E-mail: stoll@cmht.com or kfiore@cmht.com |
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