Kenney v. Gertel

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:12-cv-02268

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Stockholders Suits

Multi Party Litigation:

Derivative Litigation

Judge:

Edward J. Davila

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  1. September 06, 2018

    Finisar Execs Dodge Shareholder Suit Over Fraud Accusations

    A federal judge has dismissed a shareholder derivative suit alleging Finisar Corp. executives inflated the company's stock price, rejecting claims it would have been futile to ask the board of directors to investigate the allegations, which the law requires before filing suit unless personal liability evidently prevented the directors from being objective.

  2. May 09, 2012

    Shareholder Accuses Finisar Execs Of Fraud, Insider Trading

    A shareholder hit some directors and executives of high-tech company Finisar Corp. with a derivative suit in California federal court on Friday accusing them of artificially inflating the firm's value and cashing out millions in equity just before the company's stock price crashed.

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