NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Harwood Feffer LLP
(www.hfesq.com) is investigating potential claims against the board
of directors of The Southern Company (the "Company") (NYSE: SO)
concerning whether the board has breached its fiduciary duties to
shareholders.
An article published in The Wall Street Journal on
May 14, 2016 reported that the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Southern
Company's financial controls and disclosures. The article also
reported that a whistleblower alleges that the company's public
disclosures were baselessly positive. A securities class
action lawsuit has been filed against the Company in the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in connection with the foregoing.
Our investigation concerns whether the Company board of
directors has breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders,
grossly mismanaged the Company, and/or committed abuses of control
in connection with the foregoing.
If you own Southern Company shares and wish to discuss this
matter with us, or have any questions concerning your rights and
interests with regard to this matter, please contact:
Robert I. Harwood, Esq.
Benjamin I. Sachs-Michaels, Esq.
Harwood Feffer LLP
488 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Phone Numbers: (877) 935-7400
(212)935-7400
Email: bsachsmichaels@hfesq.com
Website: http://www.hfesq.com
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