GME - Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action on Behalf of Investors of GameStop Corp. Securities – GME | Benzinga
NEW YORK, June 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors of GameStop Corp. ("GameStop" or the "Company") (NYSE:GME) securities. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 24-cv-04608, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendant that purchased or otherwise acquired GameStop securities between May 13, 2024 and June 13, 2024, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendant's violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 9(a), 9(f), 10(b), and 20A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 10b-5(a) & (c) promulgated thereunder, against Defendant.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired GameStop securities during the Class Period, you have until August 27, 2024 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Danielle Peyton at newaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
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GameStop is a specialty retailer that provides games and entertainment products through its stores and ecommerce platforms in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe. GameStop's principal executive offices are located at 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051. The Company's Class A common stock trades in an efficient market on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "GME."
Defendant Keith Patrick Gill, known as "Roaring Kitty" on YouTube and the social media platform X (f/k/a Twitter), as well as "DeepF***ingValue" ("DFV") on the social media platform Reddit, is an American financial analyst and investor, as well as former financial analyst for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, also referred to as "MassMutual." Defendant is also a former registered stockbroker who holds several securities-industry licenses, as well as one of GameStop's largest shareholders. As of June 2024, Defendant had over 1.6 million followers on X, 982,000 subscribers on YouTube, 116,000 members on his personal subreddit "r/roaringkitty" (ranked "Top 2%" in size among top Reddit communities), and 200,000 members on his personal subreddit "r/DeepF***ingValue."
Defendant was a key figure in the so-called "meme stock" movement, which saw shares of GameStop and a handful of other companies surge as much as twenty-one-fold over two weeks in January 2021 before crashing to pre-surge levels in the subsequent days. Meme stocks are stocks that gained viral popularity on discussion threads on social media platforms like Reddit and X, where online communities of retail investors dedicated their attention to particular stocks, sometimes for purposes of initiating a squeeze on short investors and hedge funds, and other times based on genuine beliefs about a company's prospects.
Defendant's ability to rally a massive following of retail investors to purchase and hold GameStop securities through his ...