Lawsuit Overview
January 19, 2011 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dismissed the case.
October 28, 2010 - The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal.
September 28, 2010 - The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss.
June 4, 2010 - Defendants filed a motion to dismiss.
February 12, 2010 - The plaintiffs filed a notice of dismissal of a certain defendant without prejudice.
January 14, 2009 - An investor in shares of Metaldyne Corporation (NYSE: MSX) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of all common stock purchasers from November 28, 2000 through February 28, 2007 over alleged violations of federal securities laws.
According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges that Metaldyne Corporation and its directors defrauded plaintiffs and class members by disseminating false and misleading statements caused plaintiffs and members of the class to purchase Metaldyne Corporation common stock at artificially inflated prices and/or to forcedly sell their common stock for forcedly less than Metaldyne Corporation had projected or the $20-$25 ‘strike price' that had been periodically announced by the individual defendants since the date of Heartland's acquisition in 2000.