BENSALEM, Pa. , Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith reminds investors of the upcoming October 13 , 2020 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of investors who acquired Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation ("Cabot Oil" or "the Company") (NYSE: COG ) securities between October 23, 2015 and June 12, 2020 , inclusive (the "Class Period").
Investors suffering losses on their Cabot Oil investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com .
On July 26, 2019 , the Company disclosed that it had received two proposed Consent Order and Agreements related to two Notices of Violation it had received from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in 2017 for failure to prevent the migration of gas into fresh groundwater sources in the area surrounding Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania .
On this news, Cabot Oil's share price fell $2.63 , or over 12%, to close at $19.16 per share on July 26, 2019 .
On June 15, 2020 , following a grand jury investigation, the Pennsylvania attorney general's office charged Cabot Oil with 15 criminal counts due to its failure to fix faulty gas wells, which polluted Pennsylvania's water supplies through stray gas migration.
On this news, Cabot Oil's share price fell $0.67 per share, or 3.34%, to close at $19.40 per share on June 15, 2020 .
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that the Company had inadequate environmental controls and procedures and/or failed to properly mitigate known issues related to those controls and procedures; (2) as a result, the Company, among other issues, failed to fix faulty gas wells, thereby polluting Pennsylvania's water supplies through stray gas migration; (3) that the foregoing was foreseeably likely to subject the Company to increased governmental scrutiny and enforcement, as well as increased reputational and financial harm; (4) that Defendants continually downplayed its potential civil and/or criminal liabilities with respect to such environmental matters; and (5) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
If you purchased or otherwise acquired Cabot Oil securities, you may move the Court no later than October 13, 2020 to ask the Court to appoint you as lead plaintiff if you meet certain legal requirements. To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire , of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith , 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com , or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com .
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