Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that only 30 days remain to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities fraud class action lawsuitagainst Life Partners Holdings, Inc. ("Life Partners" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: LPHI - News). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas on behalf of the purchasers of the securities of Life Partners between May 29, 2007 and January 19, 2011, inclusive (the "Class Period").
Federal law – the "Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995" ("PSLRA") – requires that a "lead plaintiff" be chosen by the Judge in this lawsuit who will choose and supervise the lawyers.Multiple lawyers have issued press releases seeking applicants with large financial interests in this case. If you believe you've suffered a significant loss, you may have the opportunity to be a lead plaintiff.
What You May Do
If you are a Life Partners shareholder and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner, Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), toll free, 877-515-1850, or via cell phone any time at 504-301-7900, or KSF Director of Client Relations, Neil Rothstein, Esq. (neil.rothstein@ksfcounsel.com), toll free at 877-694-9510, or via cell phone any time at 330-860-4092. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action by overseeing lead counsel with the goal of obtaining a fair and just resolution, you must request this position by application to the Court by April 4, 2011. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. KSF encourages both institutional and individual purchasers of Life Partners to contact the firm. The ultimate resolution of any securities class action is strengthened through the involvement of aggrieved shareholders and lead plaintiffs who have large financial interests. KSF also encourages anyone with information regarding Life Partners' conduct during the period in question to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.
About the Lawsuit
Life Partners and certain of its Officers and Directors are charged with making a series of materially false and misleading statements related to the Company's business and operations in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On December 21, 2010, The Wall Street Journal published an article questioning the Company's life-expectancy estimates and business practices. The article followed a comprehensive investigation into how the Company sold life settlement policies to investors. In particular, the article stated that Life Partners "has made large fees from its life-insurance transactions while often significantly underestimating the life expectancies of people whose policies its customers invest in." Then on January 20, 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported, and the Company subsequently confirmed, that the SEC was investigating Life Partners. The article reported that "As part of its probe, the SEC's enforcement division has been seeking experts to analyze the way Life Partners has estimated the life expectancies of the insured individuals." On this news, shares of the Company's stock declined $2.58 per share, or over 17 percent, to close on January 20, 2011 at $12.46 per share, on unusually heavy trading volume. The Company's stock continued to decline as additional news about Life Partners was subsequently reported.
About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is a law firm focused on securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation with offices in New York and Louisiana. KSF's lawyers have significant experience litigating complex securities class actions nationwide on behalf of both institutional and individual shareholders. Recent cases include In re Virgin Mobile USA IPO Litigation, 2:07-cv-05619-SDW-MCA (D. N.J.), Co-Lead Counsel, $19.5 Million Settlement; In re BigBand Networks, Inc Securities Litigation, 3:07-CV-05101-SBA (C.D. Cal.), Co-Lead Counsel, $11 million settlement; In re U.S. Auto Parts Networks, Inc. Securities Litigation, 2:07-cv-02030-GW-JC (C.D. Cal.),Lead Counsel,$10 million settlement. KSF is also federally court-appointed Co-Lead Counsel in THE shareholder derivative cases against BP, AIG and Bank of America (Merrill Lynch merger) emanating from their recent multi-billion dollar economic declines.
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Contacts:
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Managing Partner,
877-515-1850
or after hours via cell phone 504-301-7900
lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com