DENVER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/04/09 -- Dyer & Berens LLP today announced that it has
filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the
Middle District of North Carolina on behalf of certain investors of Triad
Guaranty Inc. ("Triad" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TGIC) who purchased or
otherwise acquired the Company's common stock between October 26, 2006 and
November 10, 2008, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The complaint charges
Triad and certain of its senior officers with violations of the federal
securities laws.
If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later
than March 30, 2009. If you wish to discuss this action or have any
questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please
contact plaintiff's counsel, Jeffrey A. Berens, Esq. at (888)
300-3362, (303) 861-1764, or via email at jeff@dyerberens.com. Any member
of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through
counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent
class member.
The complaint alleges that, during the Class Period, defendants made false
and misleading statements to the market about the Company's business and
financial condition. For example, defendants failed to disclose that: (i)
the Company was not adequately accounting for its loss reserves in
violation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, causing its
financial results to be materially misstated; (ii) the Company failed to
engage in proper underwriting practices for its book of business related to
insurance written in 2006 and 2007, including the insurance related to its
Alt-A and pay-option adjustable rate mortgage products; (iii) the Company
had far greater exposure to anticipated losses and defaults related to its
book of business related to insurance written in 2006 and 2007, including
its Alt-A and pay-option ARM portfolios, than it had previously disclosed;
(iv) the Company lacked effective internal controls to detect fraud and
misrepresentations in the underwriting process; and (v) the Company failed
to disclose the true risks associated with its ability to continue to write
new business and, given rating downgrades and capital limitations, the
Company would be forced to liquidate its Canadian subsidiary and stop
writing new insurance policies and transition the business to run-off. As
a result of defendants' false statements, Triad stock traded at
artificially inflated prices during the Class Period reaching as high as
$58.45 per share in January 2007.
Beginning in late August 2007 and continuing throughout 2008, Triad began
to acknowledge serious issues surrounding its exposure to anticipated
losses and defaults related to its book of business for its Alt-A and
pay-option ARM products written in 2006 and 2007 due to a failure to engage
in proper underwriting practices, resulting in a decline in Triad's stock
price. On November 10, 2008, Triad issued its financial results for the
third quarter of 2008, reporting a net loss for the quarter ended September
30, 2008 of $160.1 million. On this news, Triad's stock price dropped to
close at $0.70 per share on November 11, 2008.
Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of Triad investors. The
plaintiff is represented by Dyer & Berens LLP, which has expertise in
prosecuting investor class actions involving financial fraud. The firm's
extensive experience in securities litigation, particularly in cases
brought under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, has contributed
to the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved investors.
For more information about the firm, please go to www.DyerBerens.com.
Contact:
Jeffrey A. Berens
Dyer & Berens LLP
682 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: (888) 300-3362 or (303) 861-1764
Email: Email Contact
Website: www.DyerBerens.com