IGC Statement on ‘Illusory’ Pot Drink Advances Securities Suit

Jan. 29, 2021, 6:00 PM UTC

India Globalization Capital Inc. lost its bid for a quick exit from a would-be class case alleging it misled investors about sugar-free cannabis drink plans after a federal judge in Maryland found the claims sufficiently supported, according to an opinion docketed Friday.

Investors who accuse IGC of trying to “take advantage of a hot market trend” by touting a new marijuana products partnership with a Malaysian manufacturer alleged enough facts to “create a plausible inference of securities fraud,” the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland said.

IGC’s stock price jumped “six-fold” on news of the company’s plans ...

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