Defendant Name: Clovis Oncology, Inc.

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: LR-24273

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. Clovis Oncology, Inc., Patrick J. Mahaffy, and Erle T. Mast
Document Name Biopharmaceutical Company, Executives Charged with Misleading Investors About Cancer Drug
Document Date 18-Sep-2018
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 18-cv-02381
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary On September 18, 2018, the SEC issued a litigation release regarding charges against Clovis Oncology, Inc., stating: "The SEC's complaint filed in federal court in Denver alleges that over a four-month period starting in July 2015, Clovis Oncology Inc. and CEO Patrick Mahaffy misled investors about how well Clovis' flagship lung cancer drug worked compared to another drug."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Fair Funds
Monetary Penalties:

Total Penalty

Individual:     $20,000,000.00 Shared:    

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2018-199 18-Sep-2018 Press Release--Civil Action
Biopharmaceutical Company, Executives Charged With Misleading Investors About Cancer Drug
On September 18, 2018, the SEC issued a press release regarding charges against Clovis Oncology, Inc., stating: "The SEC's complaint filed in federal court in Denver alleges that over a four-month period starting in July 2015, Clovis Oncology Inc. and CEO Patrick Mahaffy misled investors about how well Clovis' flagship lung cancer drug worked compared to another drug."
comp24273 18-Sep-2018 Complaint
Complaint
On September 18, 2018, the SEC filed a complaint against Clovis Oncology, Inc., stating: "From approximately July 8, 2015 through November 16, 2015 (the "relevant time period"), Clovis Oncology, Inc. ("Clovis" or the "company"), a biopharmaceutical company based in Boulder, Colorado and listed on NASDAQ, and its current Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Patrick Mahaffy ("Mahaffy"), negligently made untrue statements of material fact and/or omitted to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements they made not misleading to investors about its flagship lung cancer drug, rociletinib ("Roci")."
court_doc5_18-cv-02381 19-Sep-2018 Court Docket Document
Final Judgment as to Defendant Clovis Oncology, Inc.
The Court stated: "The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Clovis Oncology, Inc. having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court's jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction and except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph V); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment."
court_doc13_18-cv-02381 02-Jul-2019 Court Docket Document
Order to Establish a Fair Fund; Appoint a Tax Administrator; and Authorize Payment of Future Tax Obligations and Fees and Expenses of the Tax Administrator
The Court ordered: "the Commission's Motion to Establish a Fair Fund, Appoint a Tax Administrator, and Authorize Payment of Future Taxes, Fees, and Expenses of the Tax Administrator .... is granted", and appointed Miller Kaplan Arase LLP as Tax Administrator of the Fair Fund.
court_doc15_18-cv-02381 02-Dec-2019 Court Docket Document
Order to Appoint a Distribution Agent and Authorize Payment of Future Fees and Expenses of the Distribution Agent from the Fair Fund
The Court appointed Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc. as the Distribution Agent for the Fair Fund, and ordered: "the Commission's Motion to Appoint a Distribution Agent, and to Authorize Payment of Future Fees and Expenses of the Distribution Agent from the Fair Fund .... is granted."
court_doc17_18-cv-02381 19-May-2021 Court Docket Document
Order Approving Distribution Plan for the Fair Fund
The Court approved the SEC's "proposed plan to distribute more than $20 million to compensate harmed Clovis Oncology, Inc. investors for their losses."

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