Shareholder alert: goldberg law pc announces securities class action lawsuit against alere inc. and encourages investors with losses to contact the firm

Los angeles--(business wire)--goldberg law pc, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against alere inc. (“alere” or the “company”) (nyse: alr). investors who purchased or otherwise acquired alere shares between february 29, 2012 and november 4, 2016 inclusive (the “class period”) are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of the january 13, 2017 lead plaintiff motion deadline. if you are a shareholder who suffered a loss during the class period, click here to participate. in addition, we encourage you to contact michael goldberg or brian schall, of goldberg law pc, 1999 avenue of the stars, suite 1100, los angeles, ca 90067, at 800-977-7401, to discuss your rights free of charge. you can also reach us through the firm’s website at http://www.goldberglawpc.com, or by email at info@goldberglawpc.com. the class in this case has not yet been certified, and until certification occurs, you are not represented by an attorney. if you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member. the complaint alleges that during the class period, alere made false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose: that the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, arriva medical, llc (“arriva”), was submitting claims to medicare for deceased patients; that this conduct subjected arriva to revocation of its medicare enrollment; and that as a result of the above, alere’s statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. on november 4, 2016, alere announced that the centers for medicare and medicaid services alleged that arriva submitted claims for 211 deceased patients over a five-year period, and thus revoked arriva’s medicare enrollment. when this news was announced, shares of alere fell in value, causing investors harm. goldberg law pc represents shareholders around the world and specializes in securities class actions and shareholder rights litigation. this press release may be considered attorney advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
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