Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.
03 August 2007 - 11:49PM
Business Wire
The law firm Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. has
filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of New York on behalf of its client and on behalf of other
similarly situated purchasers of American Home Mortgage Investment
Corporation (�American Home Mortgage� or the �Company�) (NYSE:AHM)
common stock between April 26, 2006 through and including July 30,
2007 (the �Class Period�). The complaint charges American Home
Mortgage and certain of its officers and directors with violations
of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the �Exchange Act�). It is alleged that defendants omitted or
misrepresented material adverse facts about the Company�s financial
condition, business prospects, and revenue expectations during the
Class Period. American Home Mortgage is a real estate investment
trust (REIT), which engages in the investment and origination of
residential mortgage loans in the United States. The Company
primarily originates and sells securitized adjustable-rate mortgage
loans, as well as engages in the sale of mortgage loans to
institutional investors and servicing mortgage loans owned by
others. Specifically, the complaint alleges that, during the Class
Period, defendants issued numerous materially false and misleading
statements which caused American Home Mortgage�s securities to
trade at artificially inflated prices. As alleged in the complaint,
these statements were materially false and misleading because they
misrepresented and failed to disclose that: (1) the Company was
experiencing an increasing level of loan delinquencies which was
depressing its earnings; (2) the Company was experiencing
increasing difficulties in selling its loans and, therefore, was
required to decrease prices, thereby reducing margins and profits;
and (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company was overstating
its financial results by failing to write-down the value of certain
loans in its portfolio as these loans had declined substantially in
value. According to the complaint, on June 27, 2007, after the
market closed, American Home Mortgage issued a press release
announcing that it will take �substantial charges for
credit-related expenses in the second quarter.� The Company
reported that the increase in losses was related to its practice of
extending a three month timely payment warranty that the Company
granted to loan buyers who purchased stated income loans. In
response to this announcement, the price of American Home Mortgage
stock declined from $20.91 per share to $18.38 per share on
extremely heavy trading volume. Then, on July 27, 2007, after the
close of the market, American Home Mortgage issued a press release
announcing that its Board of Directors had determined to delay
paying its dividend. On the next trading day, July 30, 2007, before
the marked opened, the NYSE halted trading in American Home
Mortgage stock. In response to these events and announcements, the
Company�s stock declined from $10.47 on July 30, 2007 to close at
$1.04 on July 31, 2007 on unusually high trading volume. If you are
a member of the class, you may, no later than October 1, 2007
request that the Court appoint you as Lead Plaintiff of the class.
Any member of the purported class may move the Court to serve as
Lead Plaintiff through counsel of their choice or may choose to
remain an absent class member. Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld &
Toll, P.L.L.C. has significant experience in prosecuting investor
class actions and actions involving securities fraud. The firm has
offices in Washington, D.C., New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and
London, and is active in major litigation pending in federal and
state courts throughout the nation. You may visit the firm�s
website at www.cmht.com. The firm�s reputation for excellence has
been recognized on repeated occasions by courts which have
appointed the firm to lead positions in complex multi-district or
consolidated litigation. Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll,
P.L.L.C. has taken a lead role in numerous important cases on
behalf of defrauded investors, and has been responsible for a
number of outstanding recoveries which, in the aggregate, total in
the billions of dollars. If you have any questions about this
notice or the action, or with regard to your rights, please contact
either of the following: Steven J. Toll, Esq. Dana Frusco Cohen,
Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. 1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
West Tower, Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: (888)
240-0775 or (202) 408-4600 Email: stoll@cmht.com or
dfrusco@cmht.com
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