According to the law firm press release, the complaint alleges that Spectrum misrepresented and failed to disclose that: (i) Spectrum had been self-inflicting the operational issues at its Ohio and Kansas facilities; (ii) these operational issues were, in fact, recurring in nature; (iii) these operational issues would continuously impact production, shipping levels and sales; and (iv) as a result of the foregoing, the Company’s financial statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On April 26, 2018, Spectrum issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the second fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2018, reporting a net income of $0.8 million compared to net income of $39.9 million in the previous year’s comparable quarter. The same day, Spectrum announced that its CEO was stepping down, effective immediately. Following this news, shares of Spectrum fell from a close of $94.23 per share on April 24, 2018, to a close of $75.01 per share the following day.

On June 12, 2019, the Court issued an Order consolidating cases and appointing Lead Plaintiffs and Counsel.