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Standard Lithium Ltd.

Securities Class Action

  • Date:
  • 3/28/2022
  • Company Name:
  • Standard Lithium Ltd.
  • Stock Symbol:
  • SLI
  • Class Period:
  • FROM 5/19/2020 TO 11/17/2021
  • Status:
  • Filed
  • Filing Date:
  • 1/28/2022
  • Court:
  • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York

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Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized stockholder rights law firm, announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SLI) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Standard Lithium securities between May 19, 2020 and November 17, 2021, both dates included (the “Class Period”). Investors have until March 28, 2022 to apply to the Court to be appointed as lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
 

Standard Lithium explores for, develops, and processes lithium brine properties in the U.S.  The Company’s flagship project is the Lanxess project with approximately 150,000 acres of brine leases located in south-western Arkansas.


On May 19, 2020, Standard Lithium announced the successful start-up of the Company's industrial-scale Direct Lithium Extraction Demonstration Plant at Lanxess’s South Plant facility in southern Arkansas (the “Demonstration Plant”), a purportedly “first-of-its-kind plant” using Standard Lithium's proprietary LiSTR Direct Lithium Extraction (“LiSTR”) technology.  According to the Company, one of the key features of the LiSTR technology was that it increased lithium recovery efficiencies to more than 90%.
 

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies.  Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the LiSTR technology's extraction recovery efficiencies were overstated; (ii) accordingly, the Company's final product lithium recovery percentage at the Demonstration Plant would not be as high as the Company had represented to investors; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
 

On November 18, 2021, Blue Orca Capital published a short report (the “Blue Orca Report” or the “Report”) alleging that Standard Lithium's claims of achieving of 90% extraction rates of battery grade lithium at its Arkansas demonstration site are not supported by previously undisclosed data filed by the Company with the state regulator, which indicated significantly lower recovery rates.
 

Following publication of the Blue Orca Report, Standard Lithium’s common share price fell $1.86 per share, or 18.84%, to close at $8.01 per share on November 18, 2021.
 

If you purchased or otherwise acquired Standard Lithium shares and suffered a loss, are a long-term stockholder, have information, would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Brandon Walker or Alexandra Raymond by email at investigations@bespc.com, telephone at (212) 355-4648, or by filling out the form below.  There is no cost or obligation to you.

The individual or institution below (“Plaintiff”) has reviewed and agrees to the Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. (“BESPC”) retainer agreement and authorizes BESPC to prosecute an action on Plaintiff’s behalf under the federal securities laws or applicable state laws to recover damages on behalf of investors in Standard Lithium Ltd.. BESPC will prosecute the action on a full contingency basis and will forward all costs and expenses.
 

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