Lawsuit Overview
Settlement Overview
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April 3, 2018 - The court preliminarily approved the settlement.
February 5, 2018 - A stipulation of settlement was filed by the parties.
June 1, 2017 - A second amended complaint was filed.
October 5, 2016 - The court denied defendants' motion to dismiss.
April 12, 2016 - A motion to dismiss the amended complaint was filed.
February 12, 2016 - An amended complaint was filed.
September 9, 2015 - An investor in shares of Resource Capital Corp (NYSE: RSO) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Resource Capital Corp in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between March 2, 2015 and August 4, 2015.
According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges on behalf of purchasers of Resource Capital Corp (NYSE: RSO) common shares between March 2, 2015 and August 4, 2015, that the defendants violated Federal Securities Laws.
More specifically, the plaintiff claims that between March 2, 2015 and August 4, 2015 issued allegedly materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material information regarding the risk of Resource Capital Corp’s commercial loans portfolio and its processes and controls for assessing the quality of its portfolio.
On August 5, 2015, Resource Capital Corp announced a net loss of $0.24 per share during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 caused by a charge of more than $41 million stemming from the impairment of a loan made to a luxury hotel in Puerto Rico. As a result of this news, Resource Capital Corp’s stock price plunged approximately 12% from its August 4, 2015 closing price of $3.48 to close at $3.05 per share on August 5, 2015. Resource Capital Corp reported that its annual Total Revenue rose from $144.25 million in 2013 to $144.92 million in 2014 and that its Net Income increased from $46.45 million in 2013 to $61.20 million in 2014.
On September 11, 2015, Shares of Resource Capital Corp (NYSE: RSO) closed at $13.06 per share.