According to the law firm press release, PDL BioPharma, Inc. manages a portfolio of patents and royalty assets. The Company is involved in the humanization of monoclonal antibodies and the discovery of a new generation of targeted treatments for cancer and immunologic diseases. The Company was formerly known as Protein Design Labs, Inc. and changed its name to PDL BioPharma, Inc. in 2006.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements, and failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, prospects and performance. Specifically, during the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company was overstating its: (i) total revenues; (ii) royalty revenues; (iii) net income; and (iv) net cash provided by operating activities; (2) the Company was understating its operating expenses; (3) the Company failed to properly classify royalty and milestone payments due under an agreement with Depomed; and (4) as a result of the above, the Company's financial statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On August 8, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had filed a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing with the SEC allowing for a five-day extension to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014. According to the press release, the Company could not finalize its financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, due to additional time necessary to address SEC comments and finalize its review related to the change in the accounting treatment of the acquisition of Depomed royalty rights. As a result of the delay in filing the quarterly report, PDL BioPharma postponed its second quarter earnings release call, originally scheduled for Monday, August 11, 2014.

On September 16, 2014, after the market closed, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the SEC announcing that on September 11, 2014, PDL BioPharma was orally notified by its independent registered accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP that it was resigning effective September 11, 2014. The resignation was confirmed in a letter delivered to the Company on September 15, 2014.

On this news, PDL BioPharma's stock plummeted $1.17 per share to close at $8.48 per share on September 17, 2014, a one-day decline of over 12% on heavy trading volume.

On December 11, 2014, the Court issued an Order appointing lead Plaintiff and approving lead Counsel.

Pursuant to a stipulation by the parties, this case was dismissed on February 2, 2015.