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Allianz Global Investors U.S. Investors $145M Settlement
It is still possible to file a late claim. The court will decide whether to accept late claims or not.
S.D. California
Court22-CV-00747
Case number01 Jan 2015
Class period Start31 Dec 2020
Class period End08 May 2023
Claim deadlineAllianz Global Investors U.S. LLC agreed to pay up to $145 million to settle a lawsuit to avoid further litigation.
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The Complaint alleged that Allianz committed securities fraud from 2015 through 2020 through a scheme to defraud prospective and current Mutual Fund investors by making false and misleading statements that substantially understated the risks being taken by the Mutual Funds.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, you are subject to the Settlement, unless you timely request to be excluded.
The Settlement Class consists of:
Any Person who or which purchased or otherwise acquired an interest in the shares of any Mutual Fund pursuant or traceable to, or whose investments were otherwise solicited through, the Offering Communications, and who or which
(i) purchased those shares prior to February 24, 2020, and sold those shares on or after February 24, 2020, and prior to the respective Mutual Fund’s liquidation date;
(ii) purchased those shares prior to February 24, 2020, and held those shares through the liquidation of the respective Mutual Fund;
(iii) purchased those shares on or after February 24, 2020, and sold those shares prior to the respective Mutual Fund’s liquidation date; or
(iv) purchased those shares on or after February 24, 2020, and held those shares through the liquidation of the respective Mutual Fund, and, in each case, was damaged thereby.
Case Status
Accepting Late Claims
Alleged Offence
Other
Suspected Party
Other
Security Type
Unit (ETF, ETN, Unit)
Trade Direction
Long
Filing date
24 May 2022
Plaintiffs
Emily E. Cole
Attorneys
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, LLP (Los Angeles, CA), Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC (New York, NY), Silver Golub & Teitell LLP (Stamford, CT)
Defendants
Donald C. Burke, Sarah E. Cogan, Deborah A. DeCotis, F. Ford Drummond, Sidney E. Harris, John R. Mallin, Connie D. McDaniel, Philip McLoughlin, Geraldine M. McNamara, R. Keith Walton, Brian T. Zino, George R. Aylward
Judge
Hon. Michael M. Anello
Administrator
A.B. Data Ltd
Court hearing date
09 March 2023
Exclusion deadline
16 February 2023
Objection deadline
16 February 2023
+$145,000,000
Cash Settlement Amount