BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of all purchasers of the securities of SolarCity Corporation (“SolarCity” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:SCTY) between March 6, 2013 and March 18, 2014, inclusive (the “Class Period”).
SolarCity designs, installs and sells or leases solar energy systems in the United States to government entities and residential and commercial customers. The Company operates in two primary segments: Operating Leases and Solar Energy Systems Sales. The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period defendants incorrectly accounted for expenses associated with the Company’s larger Sales segment, and failed to properly allocate such expenses between the Sales and Leasing segments. The Complaint further alleges that the Company was under pressure from investors to demonstrate the strength of its solar energy operations, and improperly allocated expenses between its two reporting segments in order to hide the Sales segment’s ballooning expenses and inflate its reported gross margins.
If you are a member of the Class described above, you have until May 27, 2014, to move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff, if you meet certain legal requirements. To be a member of the Class you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the Class. If you wish to learn more about this action, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 by telephone at (215) 638-4847, Toll Free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at http://www.howardsmithlaw.com.