Lawsuit Overview
<p align= justify >According to a news article published June 10, 2008, Universal Food & Beverage Co. is facing a class-action complaint alleging its directors sold $20 million of their preferred stock while artificially propping up the share price.</p> <p align= justify > </p>
<p align= justify >Plaintiffs contend that the sale of this preferred stock was improperly and fraudulently made by defendants who are officers and directors of the company.</p>
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<p align= justify >Plaintiffs want the court to rule on: (a) whether defendants’ actions as alleged violated the federal securities laws; (b) whether statements made by defendants to the investing public during the class period misrepresented material facts about the business, prospects, operations and management of Universal; and (c) the extent to which the members of the class have sustained damages and the proper measure of damages.</p>