Media Vision

Result: $31 million settlement
Year: 2003

In re Media Vision Technology Securities Fraud Litigation

Lieff Cabraser served as Co-Lead Counsel in a class action lawsuit which alleged that certain Media Vision officers, outside directors, accountants, and underwriters engaged in a fraudulent scheme to inflate the company’s earnings, and issued false and misleading public statements about the company’s finances, earnings and profits.

By 1998, the Court had approved several partial settlements with many of Media Vision’s officers and directors, accountants and underwriters which totaled $31 million. The settlement proceeds have been distributed to eligible class members. The evidence that Lieff Cabraser developed in the civil case led prosecutors to commence an investigation and ultimately file criminal charges against Media Vision’s former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

The civil action against Media Vision’s CEO and CFO was stayed pending the criminal proceedings against them. In the criminal proceedings, the CEO pled guilty on several counts, and the CFO was convicted at trial. In October, 2003, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and entered a judgment in favor of the class against these two defendants in the amount of $188 million.