Lovell Stewart Halebian LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Global Crossing Ltd., Officers and Directors.Business Editors/Legal Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004 May 3, 2004- The law firm of Lovell Stewart Halebian LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol ((212) 608-1900 or www.lshllp.com) filed a class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax on May 3, 2004 on behalf of all persons who purchased, converted, exchanged or otherwise acquired the common stock of Global Crossing Ltd. (formerly NasdaqNM:GLBC GLBC Grand Ledge Baptist Church (Michigan) GLBC Gay Lesbian Business Council GLBC Great Lakes Bridge Club (Australia) GLBC Google Local Business Center ; currently NasdaqNM:GLBCE) between December 9, 2003 and April 29, 2004, inclusive. The lawsuit, which asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated prom·ul·gate tr.v. prom·ul·gat·ed, prom·ul·gat·ing, prom·ul·gates 1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially. See Synonyms at announce. 2. by the SEC thereunder and seeks to recover damages, is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Any member of the class may move the Court to be named lead plaintiff. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 29, 2004. Defendants named in the complaint include Global Crossing and certain of its officers and directors including its CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , John J. Legere, and its CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , Daniel O'Brien. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the complaint, defendants made misstatements of material facts and omitted to state material facts in their public statements and elsewhere, including understating the sums paid by Global Crossing in order to gain access to other companies' telephone and data networks by at least $50 million during the years 2002 and 2003, affirmatively misrepresenting the stability and reliability of Global Crossing's internal accounting controls implemented as a result of the Company's previously alleged accounting fraud, materially overstating Global Crossing's net income for 2002 and 2003, and failing to disclose that Global Crossing's internal accounting controls suffered from material weaknesses. The complaint alleges that after the disclosure of the foregoing on April 27 and 29, 2004, Global Crossing's share price tumbled from over $18.00 per share to as low as $7.15 per share, down from a class period high of $34.00. Lovell Stewart Halebian and its predecessor firms have been appointed lead counsel or co-lead counsel in numerous significant class actions, including actions involving reportedly the largest class action recoveries in history under the Commodity Exchange Act, and the Investment Company Act of 1940. These large recoveries for class plaintiffs include the $1.027 billion recovery in In re: NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on Market-Makers Antitrust 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. and a $145.35 million recovery in 1999 in In re: Sumitomo Copper Litigation, a class action against various parties who conspired to manipulate the worldwide copper and copper futures markets for their own profit. Lovell Stewart Halebian LLP currently represents the investor with the largest financial interest and serves on the Executive Committee in the consolidated class action litigation arising out of Global Crossing's previous alleged accounting fraud, In re: Global Crossing Ltd. Sec, Litig., No. 02-CV-910 (GEL). Class plaintiffs have thus far recovered over $325 million in damages for class members in that litigation, including a $55 million payment from Gary Winnick Gary Winnick was a founder of Global Crossing Limited, a telecommunications company providing worldwide computer networking services. He was CEO from the company's inception, 1997, until 2002. , Global Crossing's founder and former chairman. Investors who acquired the common stock of Global Crossing between December 9, 2003 and April 29, 2004, inclusive, may contact Lovell Stewart Halebian LLP at the telephone number, address or E-mail address below for more information regarding the class action lawsuit. Investors can also visit Lovell Stewart Halebian's website at www.lshllp.com to view a copy of the complaint. |
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