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Toyota class action suit to start with Utah case
Court News | 2011/06/10 23:49
The first lawsuit to go to trial in a massive class action against Toyota Motor Corp. over acceleration problems that led the company to recall 14 million cars will involve a crash that killed two people in western Utah, a federal judge said Friday.

U.S. District Judge James Selna told attorneys the case of 38-year-old Charlene Jones Lloyd and 66-year-old Paul Van Alfen, whose Toyota Camry slammed into a wall in Utah in 2010, is scheduled to go to trial in February 2013.

The case — Van Alfen v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. — will be the first of several bellwether lawsuits, intended to determine how the rest of the litigation will proceed.

Selna wrote in a tentative order that he hoped the selection would "markedly advance these proceedings."

"The Court believes that selection of a personal injury/wrongful death case is most likely the type of case to meet that goal," Selna said.

Toyota said it welcomes the Utah case as the first suit to reach court.

"We are pleased that the initial bellwether will address plaintiffs' central allegation of an unnamed, unproven defect in Toyota vehicles, as every claim in the multi-district litigation rests upon this pivotal technical issue," the company said in a statement.

Toyota has previously argued the plaintiffs have been unable to prove that a design defect in its electronic throttle control system is responsible for vehicles surging unexpectedly. It has instead blamed driver error, faulty floor mats and sticky accelerator pedals.



Ohio judge says Ford must pay dealers $2B
Court News | 2011/06/10 11:49
Ford Motor Co. must pay nearly $2 billion in damages to thousands of dealerships in a 2002 class-action lawsuit that said the automaker violated dealer agreements, an Ohio judge ruled Friday.

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Peter Corrigan in Cleveland issued the ruling based on a Feb. 11 jury determination that the company overcharged dealers for commercial trucks over an 11-year period.

The $2 billion award covers more than 3,000 dealerships and about 474,000 trucks. It includes a judgment of about $781 million and about $1.2 billion in interest.

"In awarding the dealers the amount of money they overpaid for trucks, the jury verdict places ... the dealers in the financial position contemplated by the terms of the contract," said James Lowe, a Cleveland attorney for Westgate Ford Truck Sales Inc., a dealership in Youngstown that represents the class.

Ford's annual report, filed on Feb. 28, says the class action included all dealers who purchased a 600?series or higher truck from Ford from 1987 to 1997. It says the lawsuit accused the automaker of failing to reveal that price concessions were given to some dealers.




Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Announces Class Action
Securities Class Action | 2011/06/07 11:42

The law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have been brought on behalf of all purchasers of the securities of Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (“Longtop” or the “Company”) (NYSE:LFT - News) on the New York Stock Exchange between October 25, 2007 and May 17, 2011, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

If you purchased Longtop securities during the Class Period, you may move the Court for appointment as lead plaintiff by no later than July 22, 2011. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your share of any recovery in the actions will not be affected by your decision of whether to seek appointment as lead plaintiff. You may retain Lieff Cabraser, or other attorneys, as your counsel in the litigation.

Longtop shareholders who wish to learn more about the actions and how to seek appointment as lead plaintiff may visit Lieff Cabraser’s website at http://www.lieffcabraser.com/securities-investor-fraud/case/473/longtop-financial-technologies-limited-securities-class-litigation or contact Sharon Lee of Lieff Cabraser toll free at (800) 541-7358.

Background on the Longtop Securities Class Litigation

The actions are brought against Longtop and certain of its officers and directors for violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Longtop, headquartered in Beijing, China, designs, develops, and delivers software solutions and information technology services to the financial services industry in China.

The actions allege that during the Class Period, defendants misrepresented and omitted material information regarding Longtop’s financial condition and prospects. On April 26, 2011, Citron Research issued a report raising serious issues with Longtop’s reported financial results, accounting practices, and operations. In response to the report, the price of Longtop’s shares fell significantly, closing at $17.73 per share on April 27, 2011.

Following the publication of the Citron Research report, Longtop hosted a conference call with investors and analysts during which its senior management denied the allegations in the report. On May 9, 2011, Citron published a second report entitled “Longtop Financial (NYSE:LFT - News) Final Proof of Undisclosed Related Party Transactions.” In response to the report, the price of Longtop shares fell another $1.67 per share, or 8.3 percent, to close at $18.54 on May 9, 2011.

On May 17, 2011, NYSE Regulation, Inc. halted trading in Longtop shares pending an announcement by the Company. Two days later, on May 19, 2011, Longtop issued a press release stating that it would not announce its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 results on May 23, 2011 as previously scheduled.

On May 23, 2011, Longtop issued a press release announcing that its independent auditor, Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. (“DTT”), and its Chief Financial Officer, defendant Derek Palaschuk, had resigned. According to the release, Deloitte stated in its resignation letter that it was resigning “as the result of, among other things: (1) the recently identified falsity of the Company's financial records in relation to cash at bank and loan balances (and possibly in sales revenue); (2) the deliberate interference by certain members of Longtop management in DTT's audit process; and (3) the unlawful detention of DTT's audit files. DTT further stated that DTT was no longer able to rely on management's representations in relation to prior period financial reports, that continued reliance should no longer be placed on DTT's audit reports on the previous financial statements, and DTT declined to be associated with any of the Company's financial communications in 2010 and 2011.” In addition, Longtop revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission had commenced an investigation regarding related matters.

About Lieff Cabraser

Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville, is a nationally recognized law firm committed to advancing the rights of investors and promoting corporate responsibility.

Since 2003, the National Law Journal has selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs’ law firms in the nation. In compiling the list, the National Law Journal examined recent verdicts and settlements in addition to overall track records. Lieff Cabraser is one of only two plaintiffs’ law firms in the United States to receive this honor for the last eight consecutive years.

For more information about Lieff Cabraser and the firm’s representation of investors, please visit http://www.lieffcabraser.com.

This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.



SEC suspends trading of 17 penny stocks
Stock Market News | 2011/06/07 11:36
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday suspended trading for two weeks in 17 small stocks in a move it said was part of its efforts to prevent fraud in thinly traded stocks.

The 17 companies are "microcap," or penny stocks that trade over the counter rather than on a major exchange. The SEC said there were questions about the adequacy and accuracy of information the companies have publicly reported.

The trading suspensions run from 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday to 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 20.

Stock promoters can sometimes conduct fraud schemes by taking large positions in thinly traded stocks and artificially inflating their price by touting them.

The SEC said the suspensions arose from a joint effort conducted by several regional offices, the agency's office of market intelligence and its new microcap fraud working group. The microcap fraud working group is targeting stock promoters as well as brokers, attorneys, auditors and others who work with them, SEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami said in a statement.

The companies are American Pacific Rim Commerce Group (APRM), based in Citra, Fla.; Anywhere MD Inc. (ANWM), Altascadero, Calif.; Calypso Wireless Inc. (CLYW), Houston; Cascadia Investments Inc. (CDIV), Tacoma, Wash.; CytoGenix Inc. (CYGX), Houston; Emerging Healthcare Solutions Inc. (EHSI), Houston; Evolution Solar Corp. (EVSO), The Woodlands, Texas; Global Resource Corp. (GBRC), Morrisville, N.C.; Go Solar USA Inc. (GSLO), New Orleans; Kore Nutrition Inc. (KORE), Henderson, Nev.; Laidlaw Energy Group Inc. (LLEG), New York; Mind Technologies Inc. (METK), Cardiff, Calif.; Montvale Technologies Inc. (IVVI), Montvale, N.J.; MSGI Security Solutions Inc. (MSGI), New York; Prime Star Group Inc. (PSGI), Las Vegas, Nev.; Solar Park Initiatives Inc. (SOPV), Ponte Verde Beach, Fla.; and United States Oil & Gas Corp. (USOG), Austin, Texas.

Last week the SEC imposed a similar suspension against Uniontown Energy Inc. (UTOG), based in Henderson, Nev., and Vancouver, Canada.



Oil below $99 ahead of OPEC meet; gas prices lower
Stock Market News | 2011/06/07 09:36

Oil slipped to near $98 per barrel Tuesday as investors anticipate increased crude production from OPEC countries.

Benchmark crude for July delivery gave up 62 cents at $98.39 per barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is expected to discuss a change in its production quotas at the cartel's meeting Wednesday in Vienna. Analysts say ministers could increase production in an attempt to push fuel prices lower and take some pressure off the world economy.

The move would be largely symbolic since most OPEC countries already produce more than their daily quota. Raising the quota could allow some countries to boost production even more.

"There's a lot of people who are nervous ahead of those meetings," independent oil analyst Jim Ritterbusch said. After a slew of gloomy reports on gasoline demand, unemployment, consumer confidence, housing and manufacturing, oil investors are less confident that oil will rise in the short term, Ritterbusch said.

"You're seeing a big rush to the exits on the part of hedge funds," he said.

Still, major investment banks say oil is headed higher later this year and into 2012. Rising global demand -- driven by China and other emerging economies -- will keep pressure on oil supplies.

Those forecasts were supported Tuesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration's monthly outlook. The EIA said world oil demand will grow by 1.7 million barrels per day this year and another 1.6 million barrels per day in 2012. And despite a recent decline in gasoline consumption in the U.S., the government says drivers will burn an additional 3.4 million gallons per day in 2012.



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