SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. - ACOR

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.  ("Acorda" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:  ACOR). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.

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

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On November 15, 2017, Acorda disclosed the deaths of several patients in the Company's final-stage studies of tozadenant, a treatment for Parkinson's disease.  Acorda advised investors that it had paused new enrollment in the drug's long-term safety studies, pending further discussion with the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

On this news, Acorda's share price fell $11.20, or 39.72%, to close at $17.00 on November 15, 2017.

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

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