BALTIMORE, Nov. 2, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Law Offices Of Charles J. Piven, P.A. today announced that one or more securities actions requesting class action status have been initiated in various courts alleging violations of federal securities laws on behalf of purchasers of one or more of the following securities for the following class period(s) and/or that possible claims exist against one or more of the following companies (and/or against one or more of the underwriters of the initial public offerings of one or more of the following companies) for conduct occurring during the period(s) indicated:
Period
NEXTCARD, INC. 07/01/01-10/30/01
(Nasdaq:NXCD)
OPTIO SOFTWARE, INC. IPO DATE-12/06/00
(Nasdaq:OPTO)
ORAPHARMA, INC. IPO DATE-12/06/00
(Nasdaq:OPHM)
RADIO ONE, INC. IPO DATE-12/06/00
(Nasdaq:ROIA)
If you purchased stock in any company listed above during the period indicated, you may have certain rights. No class has yet been certified in the above action(s) that has/have been filed or no cases have yet been initiated. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You have the right to retain counsel of your choice to represent you. To be a member of the class you need not take any action at this time.
If you were a purchaser of the stock of any of the companies listed above during the period indicated and want to discuss your legal rights, or if you have information that you believe would assist an investigation into whether any of the above companies have failed to disclose material information, you may e-mail or call Law Offices Of Charles J. Piven, P.A. who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions. Law Offices Of Charles J. Piven has been involved in securities litigation for over ten years. You may contact Law Offices Of Charles J. Piven, P.A. at The World Trade Center-Baltimore, 401 East Pratt Street, Suite 2525, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, by e-mail at pivenlaw1@erols.com or by calling (410) 986-0036.
More information on these and other class actions can be found on the Class Action Newsline at www.primezone.com/ca.