Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. purportedly provides specialty commercial transportation insurance for taxi, limousine, paratransit and other transport businesses around the United States.

According to the law firm press release, the complaint filed in this class action alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose: (1) that the Company failed to employ internal controls to ensure appropriate accounting practices; including, but not limited to, the calculation of certain loss reserves; (2) that, as a result, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting were materially weak; (3) that as a result the Company’s financial statements were inaccurate and misleading, including by understating certain loss reserves; and, (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ statements about Atlas Financial’s business, operations, and prospects were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

On May 15, 2018, the Court issued an Order appointing Lead Plaintiffs and Counsel. On July 30, Lead Plaintiffs filed an amended Complaint. Lead Plaintiffs filed a second amended Complaint on April 9, 2019. On June 11, Lead Plaintiffs filed a third amended Complaint. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the third amended Complaint on July 17. On May 26, 2020, the Court issued an Order granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. Lead Plaintiffs were given leave to amend the Complaint.

On June 30, 2020, Lead Plaintiffs filed a fourth amended Complaint. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the fourth amended Complaint on August 17. On April 18, 2022, the Court issued an Order granting in part and denying in part Defendants' Motion to Dismiss.

The parties reported that they had reached a Settlement Agreement in principle on September 27, 2022. The parties entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement on November 28. On May 2, 2023, the Court granted preliminary approval of the Settlement. On September 6, the Court granted final approval of the Settlement, including an award of Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses, and entered Final Judgment.