St. Jude Medical, Inc. Investor Files Lawsuit
An investor in St. Jude Medical filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Public, NYSE:STJ) between April 22, 2009 and October 6, 2009, alleging violations of Federal Securities Laws by St. Jude Medical.
According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges that St. Jude Medical and certain of its officers and executives violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by failing to disclose between April 22, 2009 and October 6, 2009, material adverse facts about St. Jude Medical's true financial condition, business and prospects. Then on October 6, 2009, St. Jude Medical issued a press release announcing "preliminary third quarter results," for the period ending October 3, 2009. The press release reported that St. Jude Medical was reducing its earnings guidance for the completed third quarter. In response to this announcement, the price of St. Jude Medical common stock (STJ) declined from $38.24 per share to $33.40 per share on extremely heavy trading volume. Shares of St. Jude Medical (STJ) traded recently at $39.41 per share, down from its 52weekHigh of $41.96 per share, $47.97 per share in August 2008, and over $53 per share in 2006.
St. Jude Medical, Inc., located in St. Paul, MN, develops, manufactures and distributes cardiovascular medical devices for the global cardiac rhythm management, cardiology and cardiac surgery and atrial fibrillation therapy areas and implantable neurostimulation devices for the management of chronic pain. The Company operates in four business segments: Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM), Cardiovascular, Atrial Fibrillation and Neuromodulation Systems. St. Jude Medical, Inc. reported in 2007 Total Revenue of $3.77928billion with a Net Income of $559.04million, in 2008 Total Revenue of $4.36325billion with a Net Income of $384.33million, and in 2009 Total Revenue of $4.68127billion with a Net Income of $777.23million.


