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22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII) $3M Investor Settlement

Claim payout
W.D. New York
Court
19-cv-01285-JLS-MJR
Case number
18 Feb 2016
Class period Start
31 Jul 2019
Class period End
10 Oct 2023
Claim deadline
22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII) agreed to settle $3 million with Investors to avoid further litigation.

Those, who during the period from February 18, 2016, and July 31, 2019, inclusive purchased or otherwise acquired 22nd Century Group, Inc. securities and were allegedly damaged thereby, may be entitled to a payout.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that:
  1. 22nd Century’s stock was prone to manipulation through paid stock promotions;
  2. such conduct would subject 22nd Century to heightened regulatory scrutiny by the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
  3. consequently, 22nd Century’s public statements were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
Alleged Offence
Misleading Statements
Failure to Disclose
Price manipulation
Omissions
Suspected Party
Directors
Management
Security Type
Stocks
Trade Direction
Long
Payout per Share
0.03
Filing date
21 January 2019
Lead plaintiff
Joseph Noto, Garden State Tire Corp., Stephens Johnson
Attorney
Pomerantz
Defendants
Henry Sicignano III , John T. Brodfuehrer, Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman
Judge
Hon. John L. Sinatra
Administrator
EPIQ
Court hearing date
03 October 2023
Exclusion deadline
12 September 2023
Objection deadline
12 September 2023
Hearing deadline
12 September 2023
Class wide damages
$15,000,000
Trades matching type
FIFO
+$3,000,000
Total Settlement Amount
Created by Stan Vick, Scout

Case history

Stan Vick
06 September 2023
$XXII case-related News:
  • 22nd Century Group & its BoD were hit with a shareholder derivative lawsuit in W.D. New York court.
  • Shareholder accuses $XXII and BoD of failing to disclose that the company was being investigated by the SEC, which arose from purported weakness in the company's internal accounting practices.

22nd Century Group Inc

22nd Century Group, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company, focuses on tobacco harm reduction, reduced nicotine tobacco, and enhancing health and wellness through plant science for the life sc...

    Ticker
    XXII.US
    ISIN
    US90137F1030
    CIK
    1347858
    Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Industry
    Tobacco
    Country
    USA
    Address
    500 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY, United States, 14204