Final deadline alert: brower piven reminds shareholders of approaching deadline in class action lawsuit and encourages investors who have losses in excess of $100,000 from investment in acorda therapeutics, inc. to contact the firm

Stevenson, md.--(business wire)--the securities litigation law firm of brower piven, a professional corporation, announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the united states district court for the southern district of new york on behalf of purchasers of acorda therapeutics, inc. (nasdaq: acor) (“acorda” or the “company”) securities during the period between april 18, 2016 and november 14, 2017, inclusive (the “class period”). investors who wish to become proactively involved in the litigation have until january 17, 2018 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff. if you wish to choose counsel to represent you and the class, you must apply to be appointed lead plaintiff and be selected by the court. the lead plaintiff will direct the litigation and participate in important decisions including whether to accept a settlement for the class in the action. the lead plaintiff will be selected from among applicants claiming the largest loss from investment in acorda securities during the class period. members of the class will be represented by the lead plaintiff and counsel chosen by the lead plaintiff. no class has yet been certified in the above action. the complaint accuses the defendants of violations of the securities exchange act of 1934 by virtue of the defendants’ failure to disclose during the class period that tozadenant entailed significant undisclosed safety risks, the company had overstated tozadenant’s approval prospects and commercial viability, and the company had overstated the benefits of the biotie acquisition. according to the complaint, following a november 15, 2017 announcement regarding the deaths of several patients in the company’s final-stage studies of tozadenant and stating that it had paused new enrollment in the drug’s long-term safety studies, the value of acorda shares declined significantly. if you have suffered a loss in excess of $100,000 from investment in acorda securities purchased on or after april 18, 2016 and held through the revelation of negative information during and/or at the end of the class period and would like to learn more about this lawsuit and your ability to participate as a lead plaintiff, without cost or obligation to you, please visit our website at http://www.browerpiven.com/casesandinvestigations.html. you may also request more information by contacting brower piven either by email at hoffman@browerpiven.com or by telephone at (410) 415-6616. attorneys at brower piven have extensive experience in litigating securities and other class action cases and have been advocating for the rights of shareholders since the 1980s. if you choose to retain counsel, you may retain brower piven without financial obligation or cost to you, or you may retain other counsel of your choice. you need take no action at this time to be a member of the class.
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