According to the law firm press release, Harvest Natural Resource is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, production and disposition of oil and natural gas properties. The Company is focused on the exploration of oil and gas fields in known hydrocarbon basins worldwide.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants issued a series of materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's revenues and operations. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company incorrectly capitalized certain lease maintenance costs and certain internal selling, general and administrative costs; (2) the Company improperly presented certain cash flow items and caused certain long-lived assets to be impaired; (3) the Company was unable to sell its interests in Petrodelta S.A. to PT Pertamina (Persero); (4) the Company lacked adequate internal and financial controls; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. As a result of Defendants' wrongful acts and omissions, and the precipitous decline in the market value of the Company's securities, Plaintiff and other Class members have suffered significant losses and damages.

On February 20, 2013, the Company disclosed the termination of the Share Purchase Agreement between PT Pertamina (Persero) and HNR Energia B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harvest Natural. On this news, Harvest Natural securities declined $3.71 per share or 40.5%, to close at $5.45 per share on February 20, 2013.

On March 19, 2013, the Company disclosed that there were certain errors in its financial statements related to, among others, the capitalization of certain lease maintenance costs and certain internal selling, general and administrative costs. In addition, the Company disclosed that it had determined that a material weakness existed in its controls over the accuracy and presentation of its accounting for certain long-lived assets. As a result, the Company would be required to "revise and possibly restate its financial statements for certain periods in 2010, 2011 and 2012." On this news, Harvest Natural securities plummeted $1.79 per share or more than 32%, to close at $3.70 per share on March 19, 2013.

On April 15, 2013, the Court issued an Order consolidating cases. Another two separate Orders consolidating cases followed three days later. On May 1, another Order was issued consolidating cases. The Lead Case in the consolidated action continues to be Civil Action 13-801, John Phillips, et al. v. Harvest Natural Resource, et al. On June 28, the Lead Plaintiffs filed an amended and consolidated Complaint.

This case was ordered dismissed with prejudice on August 25, 2016.