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Frontpoint Partners LLC
Summary: According to the complaint filed January 04, 2011, over a six-week period in December 2007 and January 2008, six healthcare related hedge funds managed by Defendant FrontPoint Partners LLC ("FrontPoint") sold more than six million shares of Human Genome Sciences, Inc. ("HGSI") common stock while their portfolio manager possessed material negative non-public information concerning the HGSI's clinical trial for the drug Albumin Interferon Alfa 2-a.

On March 2, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a First Amended Class Action Complaint, amending the named defendants and securities violations. On March 22, 2011, a motion for appointment as lead plaintiff and for approval of selection of lead counsel was filed. The defendants responded to the First Amended Complaint by filing a motion to dismiss on March 28, 2011.

The plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint. The defendants responded by filing motions to dismiss on October and November 2011.

On April 25, 2012, the Court issued a Memorandum of Decision granting the defendants' motions to dismiss. The clerk was instructed to close this case.

On May 24, 2012, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal. On July 20, 2012 the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an Order granting the parties' stipulation to withdraw the appeal.

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 0000
Sector: N/A
Industry: N/A


COMPANY/ISSUER NAME: Frontpoint Partners LLC
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER:
COMPANY WEBSITE: www.fppartners.com

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE
Albert Brodzinsky, et al. v. Frontpoint Partners LLC, et al.
 COURT: D. Connecticut  DOCKET NUMBER: 11-CV-00010
 JUDGE NAME: Hon. Mark R. Kravitz
 DATE FILED: 01/04/2011  SOURCE: 
 CLASS PERIOD START: 12/07/2007  CLASS PERIOD END: 01/22/2008
 TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Complaint (Unamended and Unconsolidated)
 PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  • Horwitz, Horwitz & Paradis
      405 Lexington Ave., 61st Flr. , New York, NY, 10174
       (voice) 212.986.4500, (fax) 212.986.4500,
  • Izard Nobel LLP
      29 South Main Street, Suite 215, Hartford, CT, 06107
       (voice) (860) 493-6292, (fax) (860) 493-6290,
  • Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP (Boston)
      53 State Street, Boston, MA, 02109
       (voice) 617.439.3939, (fax) 617.439.0134, info@shulaw.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  3

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT
    Class Action Complaint
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 01/04/2011
    First Amended Class Action Complaint
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 03/02/2011
    Second Amended Class Action Complaint
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 09/19/2011
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 09/19/2011
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 02/22/2012
    Notice of Appeal
    Type: Notice Date on the document: 05/24/2012
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 05/24/2012
    Order
    Type: Order Date on the document: 07/20/2012
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 07/20/2012

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