Safirstein Metcalf LLP Announces That A Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. – RRTS

NEW YORK, Feb. 03, 2017 -- Safirstein Metcalf LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. (“Roadrunner” or the “Company”) (NYSE:RRTS) and certain of its officers, on behalf of purchasers of Roadrunner securities from between May 8, 2014 and January 30, 2017, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

If you purchased Roadrunner securities during the class period, and would like more information about getting involved in the Roadrunner Shareholder Class Action, please contact Safirstein Metcalf LLP at 1-800-221-0015, or email [email protected]

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 3, 2017.  A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

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 made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that:  (i) the Company’s Morgan Southern and Bruenger subsidiaries had engaged in improper accounting practices; (ii) Roadrunner lacked effective internal controls; (iii) as a result, Roadrunner overstated its earnings throughout the Class Period by tens of millions of dollars; and (iv) as a result of the foregoing, Roadrunner’s financial statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. 

On January 30, 2017, post-market, Roadrunner announced that in November 2016, the Company “was made aware of various potential accounting discrepancies at its Morgan Southern and Bruenger operating subsidiaries” and commenced an investigation with the assistance of outside counsel.  While the investigation remains ongoing, Roadrunner advised investors that the Company “currently estimates it will require prior period adjustments to Roadrunner’s results of operations of between $20 million and $25 million” in the Company’s annual and quarterly financial reporting for the years 2014, 2015, and 2016.  Roadrunner advised investors that the errors “principally relate to unrecorded expenses from unreconciled balance sheet accounts including cash, driver and other receivables, and linehaul and other driver payables,” and that the Company is reassessing its internal controls over financial reporting and its compliance programs.

Following this news, Roadrunner’s share price fell $3.62, or 31.37%, to close at $7.92 on January 31, 2017.

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