Lawsuit Overview
Settlement Overview
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May 18, 2018 - The court preliminarily approved the settlement.
April 25, 2018 - A stipulation of settlement was filed by the parties.
June 15, 2017 - A consolidated complaint was filed.
May 25, 2016 - An investor in shares of Ability Inc (NASDAQ: ABIL) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Ability Inc in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between September 8, 2015 and April 29, 2016.
According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges on behalf of purchasers of Ability Inc (NASDAQ: ABIL) common shares between September 8, 2015 and April 29, 2016, that the defendants violated Federal Securities Laws.
More specifically, the plaintiff claims that between September 8, 2015 and April 29, 2016 the defendants issued false and misleading statements to investors and/or failed to disclose that Ability materially overstated its income by failing to account for commissions, that Ability materially overstated its operating results by improperly recognizing revenue on multiple element sales transactions, that Ability has material weaknesses in its internal controls and that as a result of the foregoing, Ability’s financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2013 and 2014 were materially false and misleading and not prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
On May 2, 2016, Ability Inc (NASDAQ: ABIL) released an annual report on Form 20-F disclosing that it would be restating its financial results for the two years ending December 31, 2014. Ability Inc admitted that it improperly allocated and timed its revenue recognition, and failed to recognize commissions due to a third party.
Shares of Ability Inc (NASDAQ: ABIL) declined to as low as $2.77 per share on May 6, 2016.