Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit against Former Executives of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
September 01 2009 - 4:55PM
Business Wire
Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Coughlin
Stoia”) (http://www.csgrr.com/cases/fleetwood/) today announced
that a class action has been commenced in the United States
District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of
purchasers of the common stock of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
(“Fleetwood” or the “Company”) (NYSE:FLE) between December 6, 2007
and March 10, 2009, inclusive (the “Class Period”), seeking to
pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
“Exchange Act”). Fleetwood is not named in this action as a
defendant because it and its core operating subsidiaries filed for
bankruptcy protection in March 2009.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court
no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this
action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights
or interests, please contact plaintiff’s counsel, Samuel H. Rudman
or David A. Rosenfeld of Coughlin Stoia at 800/449-4900 or
619/231-1058, or via e-mail at djr@csgrr.com. If you are a member
of this Class, you can view a copy of the complaint as filed or
join this class action online at
http://www.csgrr.com/cases/fleetwood/. Any member of the putative
class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel
of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent
class member.
The complaint charges certain of Fleetwood’s former executives
with violations of the Exchange Act. Fleetwood, together with its
subsidiaries, produces and distributes manufactured housing
primarily in the United States and Canada.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period,
defendants made numerous positive statements regarding the
Company's financial condition, business and prospects. The
complaint further alleges that these statements were materially
false and misleading because defendants failed to disclose the
following adverse facts, among others: (i) that demand for
Fleetwood’s manufactured houses and the big homes-on-wheels was
rapidly declining, and was adversely affecting the Company’s
liquidity; (ii) that the Company’s RV Group sales, especially in
its travel trailer division, were declining because of softening
consumer demand due to high gasoline prices and the credit crisis;
(iii) that the Company’s financial condition was declining
precipitously such that the Company was nearing insolvency and
would have to file for bankruptcy protection; and (iv) based on the
foregoing, defendants had no reasonable basis for their positive
statements regarding the Company’s ability to control its
deteriorating financial condition.
On March 10, 2009, Fleetwood issued a press release announcing
that it had “filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for itself and
certain operating subsidiaries in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
Central District of California.” The Company also announced that it
was closing its travel trailer division. As a direct result of
information disclosed at the end of the Class Period, the price of
Fleetwood common stock fell precipitously, falling to $0.0103 per
share on March 10, 2009.
Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers
of Fleetwood common stock during the Class Period (the “Class”).
The plaintiff is represented by Coughlin Stoia, which has expertise
in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in
actions involving financial fraud.
Coughlin Stoia, a 190-lawyer firm with offices in San Diego, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boca Raton, Washington, D.C.,
Philadelphia and Atlanta, is active in major litigations pending in
federal and state courts throughout the United States and has taken
a leading role in many important actions on behalf of defrauded
investors, consumers, and companies, as well as victims of human
rights violations. The Coughlin Stoia Web site
(http://www.csgrr.com) has more information about the firm.
Fleetwood Enterprise (NYSE:FLE)
Historical Stock Chart
From Feb 2025 to Mar 2025
Fleetwood Enterprise (NYSE:FLE)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Mar 2025