Recent securities class action lawsuit filing analyses have noted (as discussed, for example here), that the number of COVID-related securities suit filings has declined so far this year relative to last year. Arguably the more interesting observation is that these lawsuits are being filed at all in 2025, now well over five years since the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States. In the latest example of the continued filing of these kinds of suits, late last week, a plaintiff shareholder filed a securities class action lawsuit against Lineage, a cold storage focused real estate investment trust (REIT). The complaint alleges that in the run-up to the company’s July 2024 IPO, the company soft-pedaled the impact of the downturn of pandemic-driven demand. The new complaint against Lineage can be found here.Continue Reading REIT Hit With COVID-Related Securities Suit

Among the most distinctive and important securities class action lawsuit filing trends this year has been the influx of new lawsuit based on alleged AI-related misrepresentations. In the latest example, on October 15, 2024, a plaintiff shareholder filed a securities class action lawsuit against China-based AI and robotics company, Xiao-I, in which the shareholder alleged financial reporting issues and also that the company overstated its AI capabilities. A copy of the October complaint against the company can be found here.Continue Reading China-Based Company Hit with AI-Related Securities Suit