Nvidia, CEO Huang sued over disclosures related to suspected Chinese spy
- On Monday, shareholder Mark Kistenmacher filed a class action against Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang, accusing them of misleading investors by concealing Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese spy and failing to disclose associated national security risks.
- The complaint followed Nvidia's board announcement on Sunday that it opened an independent investigation into reports Huang was the 'target of a foreign intelligence effort' involving a Megaspeed executive.
- Nvidia shares fell 4.27% on Monday, wiping out about $190 billion in market value, as the lawsuit alleged defendants issued 'materially false' statements about Huang's dealings with the suspected intelligence asset.
- President Donald Trump said Monday the FBI is investigating the affair but called Huang a 'very honorable man,' while congressional lawmakers requested a closed-door briefing on the espionage concerns.
- Additional law firms are reportedly evaluating similar securities litigation, while analysts remain divided on succession risks as Nvidia's board investigation proceeds and observers assess long-term reputational damage.
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Los Angeles. Nvidia shareholders sued the company and its executive director, Jensen Huang, because of the businessman’s alleged extramarital relationship with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy. Amid the scrutiny, Nvidia’s shares fell back into the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, accumulating a collapse of about 10.5 percent in just two trading days and a decline in its market value of about $500 billion, which relegated it to third plac…
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