Sunday, June 22, 2008

Shareholder Suit Filed Vs Lehman Brothers Over Subprime Hit

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A shareholder sued Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) and its top management Thursday over the investment bank's disclosures regarding its exposure to the subprime mortgage market.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, alleges the New York investment bank failed to properly disclose to investors its exposure to a meltdown in the subprime mortgage market and the losses it would incur as a result.

"Despite this tumultuous financial climate, Lehman Brothers made repeated false and misleading statements touting the company's sophisticated and conservative risk management policies and assuring investors that it was highly unlikely that the company would suffer significantly as a result of the mortgage and credit market meltdown," the lawsuit said. (CNN Money)


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