SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - BIO

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. ("Bio-Rad" or the "Company") (NYSE: BIO).   Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.

The investigation concerns whether Bio-Rad and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On May 4, 2010, Bio-Rad disclosed that it had self-reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice after an internal review identified certain practices that violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.  On this news, the Company's stock fell $8.16, or 7.29%, to close at $103.65 on May 5, 2010.  On November 3, 2014, Bio-Rad agreed to pay $55 million to settle allegations by U.S. authorities that the Company's subsidiaries had paid bribes to foreign officials in Russia, Thailand and Vietnam and falsified records to mask these bribes as legitimate expenses.  On this news, the Company's stock fell $1.61, or $1.41%, to close at $111.80 on November 4, 2014.  

On May 27, 2015, Bio-Rad's former General Counsel Sanford Wadler filed a lawsuit alleging that he was fired in 2013 after raising concerns to the Company's audit committee about bribery practices in China and for refusing to turn a blind eye to corruption.  On this news, the Company's stock fell $1.63, or $1.13%, to close at $142.36 on May 28, 2015.

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com

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