Woes At MLM Pre-Paid Legal
Pre-Paid Legal Services (PPD:NYSE - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) is learning just how costly a courtroom defeat can be.
The legal-insurance provider has seen a recent punitive award against the company derail its plans to borrow $160 million, intended primarily for stock repurchases. Buying back stock has helped the company fend off the advances of short-sellers, who bet a stock will decline by borrowing the stock, selling it and then seeking to buy it back later at a lower price.
The legal-insurance provider has seen a recent punitive award against the company derail its plans to borrow $160 million, intended primarily for stock repurchases. Buying back stock has helped the company fend off the advances of short-sellers, who bet a stock will decline by borrowing the stock, selling it and then seeking to buy it back later at a lower price.
posted by the MLM News Desk at
3:53 PM
