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$56 Million Settlement in CoreCivic Securities Violation Lawsuit
Loaded on Oct. 1, 2021
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2021, page 52
Filed under:
Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic,
Settlements.
Location:
United States of America.
by David M. Reutter
Private prison operator CoreCivic, formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), paid $56 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it violated securities laws that resulted in a loss to stock holders.
The lawsuit was filed August 23, 2016, on behalf of the class ...
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