JAKKS Pacific, Inc. ("JAKKS") is an American company that designs and markets toys and consumer product under multiple brands.

The original Complaint alleges that during the Class Period, JAKKS violated federal securities laws by issuing materially false and misleading public statements. On October 19, 2004, JAKKS announced that it was "engaged in discussions with WWE [World Wrestling Entertainment] concerning the restructuring of its toy license and with WWE and THQ with respect to the restructuring of the JAKKS THQ Joint Venture video games license agreement with WWE." In response to the announcement of the problems with the WWE licenses, the price of JAKKS stock declined from $24.15 per share on October 18, 2004, to $18.81 per share on October 19, 2004. Then, after the market closed for trading, it was reported that the WWE had just filed a lawsuit against JAKKS which alleged that the video game license and certain toy licenses that WWE had previously granted to JAKKS were obtained through a pattern of racketeering and commercial bribery and sought, among other things, that the licensing agreements be declared void. Following this announcement, on the next day of trading, the price of JAKKS common stock continued to fall to close at $12.96 per share on extremely heavy trading volume.

According to the Company’s FORM 10-K For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008, in November 2004, several purported class action lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York: (1) Garcia v. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 04-8807 (filed on November 5, 2004), (2) Jonco Investors, LLC v. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 04-9021 (filed on November 16, 2004), (3) Kahn v. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 04-8910 (filed on November 10, 2004), (4) Quantum Equities L.L.C. v. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 04-8877 (filed on November 9, 2004), and (5) Irvine v. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 04-9078 (filed on November 16, 2004) (the “Class Actions”). … On January 25, 2005, the Court consolidated the Class Actions under the caption In re JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Shareholders Class Action Litigation, Civil Action No. 04-8807. On May 11, 2005, the Court appointed co-lead Counsels and provided until July 11, 2005 for an amended Complaint to be filed; and a briefing schedule thereafter with respect to a motion to dismiss. The motion to dismiss was fully briefed and argument occurred on November 30, 2006. The motion was granted in January 2008 to the extent that the Class Actions were dismissed without prejudice to Plaintiffs’ right to seek leave to file an amended Complaint based on statements that the WWE licenses were obtained from the WWE as a result of the long-term relationship with WWE. A motion seeking leave to file an amended Complaint was granted and an amended Complaint filed. Briefing was completed with respect to a motion to dismiss that was scheduled for argument in October 2008. The Court adjourned the argument date. The parties notified the Court that an agreement in principle to resolve this action has been reached. The agreement, which is subject to documentation and Court approval, will settle the matter for $3.9 million, without any admission of liability on the part of the Company, or its officers and directors.

On June 5, 2008, the Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Second Consolidated Amended Complaint. According to the Order dated March 17, 2009, as a result of the settlement, the Defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied without prejudice to renewal. On November 17, 2009, the Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement. The proposed settlement is in the amount of $3,925,000 in cash to be funded entirely by the Defendants' directors' and officers' liability insurance.

On June 29, 2010, the settlement was preliminarily approved. On October 28, 2010, the settlement was approved and the action was dismissed with prejudice.