NEW YORK, July 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Harwood Feffer LLP announces its ongoing investigation of possible violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc ("Lehman Brothers") (NYSE:LEH) and certain of its officers, directors, and employees.
If you have or have had an individual account with the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Savings Plan 401(k), and your account holds or held Lehman Brothers common stock, you may have legal claims under ERISA.
Specifically, Harwood Feffer is investigating whether certain fiduciaries of the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Savings Plan 401(k) (the "Plan") may have breached their fiduciary duties under ERISA to the Plan and its participants and beneficiaries by continuing to invest the Plan's assets in Lehman Brothers common stock when it was no longer prudent to do so.
On April 29, 2008, a related class action complaint was filed in the Northern District of Illinois against Lehman Brothers asserting violations of the federal securities laws. According to the complaint, Lehman Brothers and certain of its officers, directors and employees failed to disclose material adverse facts concerning the Company's financial well-being, business operations and prospects. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Lehman Brothers failed to disclose: (1) the true nature and extent of its exposure to losses in connection with subprime mortgage-backed derivatives; (2) the true nature and extent of its exposure to losses in connection with collateralized debt obligations and its failure to timely writedown those losses; (3) the inadequate reserves for its mortgage and credit related exposure; (4) the failure to prepare its financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; and (5) the failure to maintain adequate internal and reporting controls. Harwood Feffer is investigating, whether, based on the foregoing allegations, Lehman Brothers common stock was an imprudent investment for the Plan.
Harwood Feffer has taken a leading role in many important actions on behalf of defrauded Plan participants in 401(k) plans and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in those efforts. The Harwood Feffer website (www.hfesq.com) has more information about the firm. If you wish to discuss this action with us or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights and interests with regard to the case, please contact the following:
Robert I. Harwood, Esq.
Tanya Korkhov, Esq.
Harwood Feffer LLP
488 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: (877) 935-7400
E:mail: rharwood@hfesq.com
tkorkhov@hfesq.com