Masih v. Perrigo Company PLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-00070

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Denise L. Cote

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  1. April 01, 2021

    Perrigo Hid $1.9B Tax Bill, Class Says In Seeking Fast Win

    Perrigo misrepresented a major tax liability and harmed investors by failing to properly disclose a nearly €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) tax liability, two Florida public service pension funds said in seeking an early win in a class action.

  2. February 10, 2021

    Perrigo Investors Can't Revive Claims In $1.9B Tax Dispute

    A Manhattan federal court said Wednesday that investors in a class action accusing drugmaker Perrigo of hiding a €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) tax bill can't amend their original complaint to revive dismissed claims surrounding a 2018 regulatory filing.

  3. December 09, 2020

    Perrigo Must Share Atty Advice Over $2B Tax Bill, Court Rules

    A New York federal judge ruled Tuesday that Perrigo must fork over legal advice the drugmaker received related to its choice to not disclose to U.S. investors a $1.9 billion Irish tax bill, finding the advice isn't shielded by attorney-client privilege.

  4. September 25, 2020

    Perrigo Investors Get Class Certification For Tax Audit Suit

    A federal judge certified a class action in a suit accusing drugmaker Perrigo of concealing a €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) tax bill from investors, ruling that a pair of Florida-based pension funds can adequately represent their members as lead plaintiffs. 

  5. August 17, 2020

    Pension Funds Can't Lead Class Action Vs. Perrigo, Court Told

    Two Florida pension funds are unqualified to lead a class action against Irish drugmaker Perrigo because they aren't taking an active role in the litigation, company attorneys told a New York federal court.

  6. July 17, 2020

    Perrigo Investors Can't Get Irish Tax Info For Suit

    Investors suing drugmaker Perrigo for allegedly hiding a nearly $2 billion tax bill were rebuffed Thursday by a New York federal judge, who denied their request to ask Ireland's Office of the Revenue Commissioners for evidence in the case.

  7. July 13, 2020

    Perrigo Investors Push For Class Action Over Irish Tax Audit

    Two Florida public service pension funds are qualified to lead an investor class action accusing drugmaker Perrigo of harming investors by waiting to tell them about a nearly $2 billion tax charge, the funds' attorneys told a federal court.

  8. January 23, 2020

    Ex-Perrigo Exec Slips Investor Suit Over Irish Audit

    A federal judge in New York on Thursday trimmed allegations from a shareholders' action alleging that Irish drug company Perrigo and some of its top executives did not tell investors soon enough about a tax audit in the Emerald Isle.

  9. May 06, 2019

    'Lack Of Clairvoyance' On Tax Audit Isn't Fraud, Perrigo Says

    Drugmaker Perrigo is pushing back on a securities fraud suit over Irish tax officials' audit of a 2013 intellectual property sale, saying it has been forthcoming with investors about the audit every step of the way.

  10. January 04, 2019

    Drugmaker Perrigo Hit With Investor Suit Over Tax Audit

    Irish drug company Perrigo defrauded investors by concealing a tax liability so large that its stock fell almost 30 percent the day it was revealed, a Maryland shareholder claimed in a proposed class action filed Thursday in New York federal court.