There’s a new noise in Cummins Inc.’s boardroom this week, and it isn’t the hum of a clean-tech prototype. It’s the knock of another law firm smelling blood.
Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor-rights outfit based out of One World Trade Center, has announced an investigation into whether certain Cummins officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders. Translation: the lawyers want to know if the people steering the diesel ship have been steering straight into lawsuits, lies, or both.
This isn’t the first time Cummins has found itself on the wrong side of class actions and “shareholder remedies”. But the timing’s brutal. Months after the company’s billion-dollar emissions settlement, and weeks after yet another wave of shareholder exposure on tcap.blog, the market’s patience seems to be curdling into litigation.
What the firm says
“Halper Sadeh LLC is investigating whether certain officers and directors of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders.
If you currently own Cummins stock and are a long-term shareholder, you may be able to seek corporate-governance reforms, the return of funds back to the company, a court-approved financial incentive award, or other relief and benefits.”
Shareholders are invited to contact the firm directly:
Halper Sadeh LLC
One World Trade Center, 85th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Daniel Sadeh, Esq. / Zachary Halper, Esq.
(212) 763-0060
sadeh@halpersadeh.com | zhalper@halpersadeh.com
https://www.halpersadeh.com
Why it matters
“Fiduciary duty” isn’t just courtroom wallpaper. It’s the legal version of don’t take the piss. Executives have to act in the best interest of the company and its investors. When you’ve just paid the largest environmental fine in your history for emissions cheating, and your share price rides every headline like a bull in a minefield, that duty starts to look neglected.
Halper Sadeh’s move suggests shareholders have had enough of spin and settlement. Whether they’re chasing governance reform or just a slice of the chaos, it adds pressure on a board already cracking under reputational strain.
Perspective from TCAP
TCAP isn’t giving legal advice and isn’t affiliated with Halper Sadeh LLC or any law firm. We’re reporting it because it’s another tremor in Cummins’ long, shaking timeline. The “fiduciary duties” line may sound dull, but it’s where the accountability story hits home – not in tailpipes, but in boardrooms.
One more firm joining the pile, one more inbox lighting up in Columbus, Indiana. They built engines; they built excuses. Now the lawyers are building a case.
Lee Thompson – Founder, The Cummins Accountability Project
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