Former NutraMax Execs Misstated Financials, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Two former NutraMax executives materially misstated the OTC private labeler's revenues, income and earnings from January 1998 to November 1999, shareholders allege in a class action lawsuit filed May 15 in Boston federal court.
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