Johnson Bottini, LLP, Co-Lead Counsel in the shareholder derivative lawsuit involving the manipulation of stock options at Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., announces the following update on the case. Several motions in the case will be heard on March 28, 2008 in Santa Clara, California. Plaintiffs are seeking to amend the complaint to assert declaratory relief claims against Gregory Reyes, the ex-CEO of Brocade, and Stephanie Jensen, the former V.P. of Human Resources. Reyes, who was convicted of securities fraud by a jury in San Francisco on August 7, 2007, was sentenced on January 16, 2008 to 21 months in prison.
Jensen was convicted on December 6, 2007 of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and of falsifying Brocadespan id=bwanpa0’/spans books and records. She has not yet been sentenced. In the lawsuit, Plaintiff is seeking to recover damages for the benefit of Brocade and against Reyes, Jensen, KPMG LLP and other defendants. Plaintiff believes that the damages Brocade has suffered exceed $200 million. If you are a Brocade shareholder and would like more information about the status of the case, contact Frank A. Bottini, Esq. at 619-230-0063 or a href=mailto:frankb@johnsonbottini.com target=_blank shape=rectfont color=#000066frankb@johnsonbottini.com/font/a or go to a href=http://www.johnsonbottini.com/ target=_blank shape=rectfont color=#000066www.johnsonbottini.com/font/a. !-- end story body --!-- end story -- |
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