* Investor lawsuit filed against Goldman Sachs Group Inc and top executives in New York
* Lawsuit names GOldman Sachs, CEO Blankfein, CFO and COO as defendants
* Lawsuit seeks class-action status
* Lawsuit alleges goldman made materially false and misleading statements about
abacus transaction
* Lawsuit alleges goldman concealed from investors that it had received a wells
notice from SEC relating to abacus
* Lawsuit says goldman stock traded at artificially inflated prices because of
defendants' false statements
* Lawsuit alleges violations of U.S. securities laws, seeks damages and other
remedies; filed by law firm robbins geller rudman & dowd
((New York Equities Desk; tel: +1 646 223 6000))
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