Lawsuit Overview
Settlement Overview
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March 12, 2014 - The court preliminarily approved the settlement.
March 5, 2014 - A stipulation of settlement was filed by the parties.
January 15, 2010 - An amended consolidated complaint was filed.
November 18, 2009 - The lead plaintiff and lead counsel were appointed in each of the 6 actions in the multi-district case.
August 7, 2009 - Additional and renewed lead plaintiff motions were filed.
July 13, 2009 - Additional lead plaintiff motions were filed.
July 7, 2009 - The court ordered all cases transferred to the U.S. District Court for District of Colorado and consolidated into a multi-district case.June 16, 2009 - An additional investor filed a complaint.
April 24, 2009 - An investor in shares of the Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund (MUTF: ONJAX) (MUTF: ONJBX) (MUTF: ONJCX) has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Oppenheimer Funds Inc over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws between April 24, 2006 and October 21, 2008.
According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges that Oppenheimer Funds Inc and certain of its trustees violated the Securities Act of 1933 by issuing prospectuses which misled investors concerning the risks of investing in the Oppenheimer AMT-FREE Municipals Fund. These undisclosed risks are alleged to have been the cause of a severe decline in the value of the Oppenheimer AMT-FREE Municipals Fund's shares, far exceeding the decline of competing municipal bond funds.