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KSF Defeats Motion to Dismiss in Workhorse Securities Litigation
On December 2, 2021, the Hon. Cormac J. Carney, United States District Judge for the Central District of California, entered an Order denying, in substantial part, Defendants’ motion to dismiss against Workhorse Group, Inc. and individual defendants Duane Hughes and Steve Schrader. This matter, in which Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC is Lead Counsel, alleges that Defendants made materially false and misleading statements and failed to disclose material information regarding the Company’s manufacturing capabilities and its capacity to deliver electric vehicles. The matter further alleges that when the full truth was finally brought to light on February 23, 2021, the Company’s stock declined over 47% from February 22 to February 23. Judge Carney agreed, finding Lead Plaintiff’s allegations were “indicative of scienter, because they tend to show that Workhorse and its executives knew they did not have the manufacturing capability to meet their production projections or the touted demand for their vehicles.”