COMPANY |
PDD Holdings Inc. f/k/a Pinduoduo Inc. |
COURT |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
CASE NUMBER |
24-cv-05653 |
JUDGE |
Honorable Pamela K. Chen |
CLASS PERIOD |
April 30, 2021 through August 23, 2024 |
SECURITY TYPE |
Securities |
Case Background:
This is a class action on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired PDD Holdings Inc. (“PDD”) (NASDAQ: PDD) f/k/a Pinduoduo Inc. American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) between April 30, 2021 and August 23, 2024, inclusive (the “Class Period”).
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information relating to two main issues which materially affect its core operations. The first pertains to PDD’S applications and that they contained malware which was designed to obtain user data without the user's consent, including reading private text messages. The second pertains to PDD’s failure to implement a system to prevent goods made by forced labor from being sold on its platform. As a result of such failure, PDD has openly sold banned products on its Temu platform.
Current Status of Case:
On March 4, 2025, Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint. On July 18, 2025, Defendants’ served its Motion to Dismiss. This action is ongoing.
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