CLASS ACTION UPDATE for VNTR, RBGLY, MNK and VAL: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Investors of Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders

NEW YORK, Sept. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have commenced on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly-traded companies. Shareholders interested in serving as lead plaintiff have until the deadlines listed to petition the court and further details about the cases can be found at the links provided. There is no cost or obligation to you.

Venator Materials PLC VNTR
Class Period: (a) between August 2, 2017 and October 29, 2018, inclusive; (b) in or traceable to the Company's initial public offering conducted on or around August 3, 2017; and (c) in or traceable to the Company's secondary public offering conducted on or around December 4, 2017.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 30, 2019
Join the action: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/venator-materials-plc-loss-form?wire=3 

Allegations: Venator Materials PLC made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) the fire damage at the Pori facility was far more extensive than disclosed to investors, rendering the facility beyond repair; (b) the true cost of the Pori facility fire exceeded $1 billion, hundreds of millions of dollars beyond the limits of the Company's insurance policy; (c) the Company was paying rebuilding premiums, and thereby incurring tens of millions of dollars in additional costs, in a futile attempt to expedite the rehabilitation process; (d) Venator had lost, essentially without prospect of rehabilitation, 80% of the production capacity of the Pori facility, and thus lost a substantial portion of one of its largest revenue producing assets; and (e) the Company's reported annual Titanium Dioxide production capacity had been inflated by approximately 104,000 metric tons, or 15%.

To learn more about the Venator Materials PLC class action contact jlevi@levikorsinsky.com.

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc RBGLY
Class Period: On behalf of all purchasers of Reckitt American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") from July 28, 2014 through April 9, 2019
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 13, 2019
Join the action: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/reckitt-benckiser-group-plc-loss-form?wire=3 

Allegations: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc made materially false and/or misleading statements throughout the class period and/or failed to disclose that: (a) defendants had engaged in a scheme to artificially inflate the sales of Suboxone Film by more than $3 billion by falsely touting the drug's purportedly superior efficacy and safety as compared to tablets; (b) contrary to defendants' public statements, the FDA and internal Company documents had concluded that Suboxone Film posed a potentially greater risk of abuse and child endangerment than other available treatments; (c) defendants had fabricated a safety scare involving Suboxone Tablets in order to unlawfully delay and prevent generic competition; (d) defendants had engaged in a massive marketing campaign that had misrepresented the purported benefits of Suboxone Film as compared to Suboxone Tablets to doctors, healthcare providers, government regulators and investors; (e) defendants had encouraged Suboxone sales through medical providers that they knew were overprescribing the drug, facilitating the drug's abuse and/or prescribing it in a careless and clinically unwarranted manner, often to hundreds of individuals at a time; (f) as a result of (a)-(e) above, Reckitt's revenues, net income an d earnings were artificially inflated and the product of illicit business practices; and (g) as a result of (a)-(f) above, Reckitt and Reckitt Pharma were exposed to extraordinary undisclosed legal and reputational risks that could result in billions of dollars in fines, lost business and legal judgments or other monetary penalties.

To learn more about the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc class action contact jlevi@levikorsinsky.com.

Mallinckrodt Public Limited Company MNK
Class Period: February 28, 2018 - July 16, 2019
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 24, 2019
Join the action: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/mallinckrodt-public-limited-company-loss-form?wire=3 

Allegations: During the class period, Mallinckrodt Public Limited Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Acthar posed significant safety concerns that rendered it a non-viable treatment for ALS; (ii) accordingly, Mallinckrodt overstated the viability of Acthar as an ALS treatment; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

To learn more about the Mallinckrodt Public Limited Company class action contact jlevi@levikorsinsky.com.

Valaris plc VAL
Class Period: April 11, 2019 - July 31, 2019
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 21, 2019
Join the action: https://www.zlk.com/pslra-1/valaris-plc-loss-form?wire=3 

Allegations: Valaris plc made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was plagued by a weak ultra-deepwater segment, massive cash usage, and significant negative cash flow; (ii) the foregoing was reasonably likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's second quarter 2019 results; (iii) the merger leading to Valaris's establishment could not deliver on its touted benefits; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

To learn more about the Valaris plc class action contact jlevi@levikorsinsky.com.

You have until the lead plaintiff deadlines to request the court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

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