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AO Smith Corporation

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AO Smith Corporation Securities Litigation

Case Summary

Case Status:    ONGOING    
On or around 06/24/2020 (Date of last review)

Filing Date: May 28, 2019

According to the Complaint, A.O. Smith is a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of gas and electric water heaters, boilers, tanks and water treatment products.

The Complaint alleges that during the Class Period, the Defendants failed to disclose that the Company had used a distribution partner, Jiangsu UTP Supply Chain, to artificially inflate the Company’s sales and gross margins in the important Chinese market, and that as a result of this adverse information being withheld from the market, the price of the Company’s stock was artificially inflated during the Class Period.

This case was voluntarily dismissed on August 2, 2019. A related case continues under Docket 19-CV-01198.

On September 16, 2019, the Court issued an Order Lead Plaintiff and Counsel. Lead Plaintiff filed a consolidated Complaint on November 22. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the consolidated Complaint on January 24, 2020. On June 24, the Court issued an Order granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff was given leave to amend the Complaint.

Company & Securities Information

Defendant: AO Smith Corporation

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Appliance & Tool
Headquarters: United States

SECURITIES INFORMATION:

Ticker Symbol: AOS
Company Market: New York SE
Market Status: Public (Listed)

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First Identified Complaint

Henry Bleier, et al. v. AO Smith Corporation, et al.

COURT: E.D. Wisconsin
DOCKET #: 19-CV-00786
JUDGE: Hon. Lynn Adelman
DATE FILED: 05/28/2019
CLASS PERIOD START: 07/26/2016
CLASS PERIOD END: 05/16/2019
PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  1. Holzer & Holzer, LLC
  2. Mallery & Zimmerman S.C.
  3. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
First Identified Complaint (FIC) Filings:
No Document Title Filing Date
1 Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws 05/28/2019
2 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Pursuant to Fed. R. CIV. P.41(a)(1) 08/02/2019
3 U.S. District Court Civil Docket 03/19/2020
4 Order 03/19/2020

Reference Complaint

City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System, et al. v. AO Smith Corporation, et al.

COURT: E.D. Wisconsin
DOCKET #: 19-CV-01198
JUDGE: Hon. Lynn Adelman
DATE FILED: 11/22/2019
CLASS PERIOD START: 02/17/2017
CLASS PERIOD END: 05/28/2019
PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  1. Cross Law Firm, S.C.
  2. Saxena White P.A. (San Diego)
Reference Complaint (REF) Filings:
No Document Title Filing Date
1 Class Action Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws 08/19/2019
2 Order Appointing City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System as Lead Plaintiff, and Approving Selection of Counsel 09/16/2019
3 Consolidated Class Action Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws 11/22/2019
4 U.S. District Court Civil Docket 06/24/2020
5 Decision and Order 06/24/2020

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