SCWorx Announces Final Approval of Previously Disclosed Securities Class Action and Derivative Action Lawsuits

New York, NY, July 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SCWorx Corp. (NASDAQ:WORX ) today announced that it has received final court approval to settle both the securities class action and derivative action lawsuits which were commenced in 2020. The class action was consolidated under the caption Yannes v. SCWorx Corp . (1:20-cv-03349).  The settlement resolves all claims asserted against SCWorx and the other named defendant without any admission of liability or wrongdoing by the Company or any defendant. Under the terms of the class action agreement, (i) the insurers for the Company and Marc Schessel (former CEO) will make a cash payment to the class plaintiffs and (ii) the Company will issue $600,000 worth of common stock to the class Plaintiffs, in exchange for which all parties will be released from all claims related to the securities class action litigation. In addition, the Company and the Director Defendants (Marc Schessel, Steven Wallitt, Charles Miller and Robert Christie) entered into a settlement with the shareholder derivative plaintiffs to settle the derivative litigation in which SCWorx was a nominal defendant. Under the terms of this agreement, (i) the insurers for the Director Defendants will make a cash payment to legal counsel for the shareholder derivative Plaintiffs to cover their legal fees and (ii) the Company will adopt certain corporate governance reforms, including adopting resolutions to address corporate transparency, further enhancing board independence, further enhancement of the CFO position, amendment of the audit committee charters, revisions to nominating committee and compensation committee charter and other similar enhancements, and addressing company policies, ... Full story available on Benzinga.com