Securities Class Action Filed ...
We LOVE the Smell of Litigation in the Morning!
Diebold is going to be sued for securities fraud! Location: federal district court in [wait for it] OHIO. Eight current and former executives are named as co-defendants, including former CEO Wally O'Dell (who just resigned for "personal reasons") and new CEO Thomas Swidarski. The class period appears to be from October 22, 2003 to September 21, 2005, so if you owned the stock (ticker symbol DBD), get thee to a lawyer!
tags: impeach bush black box voting diebold wally o'dell thomas swidarski
Oh damn. I was so hoping to cash in...I mean, hear about this in criminal court...of course. Yes. That's what I meant...
Posted by: actor212 | December 13, 2005 at 02:19 PM
Does this have anything to do with the merger with Diemofo?
Posted by: The Heretik | December 13, 2005 at 03:01 PM
Only the beginning of the end for that crowd...
Posted by: DBK | December 13, 2005 at 03:04 PM
What about Diehard, Diefast and Dietryin?
Posted by: comandante agi | December 13, 2005 at 03:04 PM
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of crooks.
Posted by: D. | December 13, 2005 at 03:08 PM
I love the smell of Karma in the morning.
Posted by: rlp | December 13, 2005 at 03:25 PM
"I will deliver Ohio for the Republicans...
...and the Republicans will deliver me to the pen."
Posted by: Kvatch | December 13, 2005 at 03:26 PM
Oh, EXCELLENT news!!!
This is wonderful!
I hope they expedite the trial so that we can return to punching ballots in 2008.
Posted by: qrswave | December 13, 2005 at 03:35 PM
Truth has a liberal bias.
Posted by: dorsano | December 13, 2005 at 03:40 PM
Bwahahahahahah!!!
". . .The defendants are also alleged to have attempted to disguise well-known and ongoing problems with Diebold's Voting Machine equipment and software."
Well shit my britches!
Posted by: Fred | December 13, 2005 at 03:44 PM
Can you believe it? Diebold is run by crooks. Heavens to Elizabeth. Who would of thought it?
I know Deacon Dumb just made a speech down in El Paso where he said they were going to build more prisons but as I recall he didn't say they were for all his friends. Must have forgot.
Posted by: GRUMPY OLD MAN | December 13, 2005 at 03:54 PM
So, I wonder how long it will take for the mainstream media to realize this is...ummmm..a HUGE issue worth covering?
Posted by: stacy | December 13, 2005 at 04:33 PM
The cockles of my heart are so warm, I could set a Pop-Tart on fire.
Posted by: Decker | December 13, 2005 at 04:43 PM
I was wondering why Wally resigned. Hahahahahahahaha!
Posted by: Kathy | December 13, 2005 at 05:39 PM
does this mean we get our election back?
Posted by: reverend quitter | December 13, 2005 at 07:54 PM
So do we insist on a do-over for 2004 or 2000? I say let's bring back Gore. Please?
Posted by: Blue Gal | December 13, 2005 at 08:13 PM
I knew something was funky last year when I voted... every time I pushed the Kerry button, a light would turn on next to Bush's name!
Posted by: Drew | December 14, 2005 at 07:27 AM
Damn trial lawyers!
Posted by: comandante agi | December 14, 2005 at 08:11 AM
Damn trial lawyers!
What?
Posted by: blogenfreude | December 14, 2005 at 12:36 PM
I read the complaint...I have to say it's pretty clever. Securities fraud indeed! It's a bit of a stretch and who knows if it'll survive, but I'd say they've got at least a decent chance of forcing a settlement out of Diebold.
Posted by: Alexander Wolfe | December 14, 2005 at 08:57 PM