A Deadline is coming up on October 14, 2013 in the lawsuit for investors in ECOtality Inc (OTCMKTS:ECTYQ, formerly NASDAQ:ECTY) and ECOtality stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

San Diego, CA -- (SBWire) -- 10/09/2013 --A deadline is coming up on October 14, 2013 in the lawsuit filed for investors of ECOtality Inc (OTCMKTS:ECTYQ, formerly NASDAQ:ECTY) over alleged securities laws violations.

Investors with a substantial investment in ECOtality Inc (OTCMKTS:ECTYQ, formerly NASDAQ:ECTY) shares between April 16, 2013 and August 9, 2013, should get active before the Deadline that is coming up on October 14, 2013, and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail(at)shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

According to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California the plaintiff alleges on behalf of purchasers of ECOtality Inc common stock between April 16, 2013 and August 9, 2013, that ECOtality Inc and certain of its officers and directors violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

More specifically, the plaintiff alleges that defendants allegedly concealed the following material adverse facts from the investing public during between April 16, 2013 and August 9, 2013, that due to design and manufacturing defects, some of ECOtality’s charging systems had been causing overheating and even the melting of connector plugs when charging vehicles, that despite efforts undertaken to transition ECOtality’s business model from subsidizing installations of EVSEs under the Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) EV Project to regular commercial sales and installations, ECOtality was not achieving enough commercial sales and installations to sustain operations in the second half of 2013, that due to “unacceptable performance shortfalls during prototype verification testing,” ECOtality was not on track to meet the scheduled release of a new Minit Charger product for industrial customers in the second half of 2013, that due to would-be potential investors’ unwillingness to provide additionally needed financing, ECOtality was unable to obtain the requisite financing to meet its short-term and long-term capital needs and would be unable to meet its obligations to the DOE’s EV Project and the DOE would suspend all payments to ECOtality, and that due to non-compliance with the nation’s labor laws, ECOtality was liable to the U.S. Department of Labor for $855,000 for the payment of back wages and damages.

Shares of ECOtality Inc (NASDAQ:ECTY) declined from $6.19 per share in June 2010 to as low as $0.32 per share in November 2012.

On August 12, 2013, ECOtality Inc disclosed that the Company’s Board of has retained a restructuring advisor. Among other things, ECOtality Inc also said tha although the Company is currently exploring options for a restructuring or sale of the entire business and/or assets of the Company, it may need to file a petition commencing a case under the United States Bankruptcy Code as part of any such process or otherwise in the very near future.

Shares of ECOtality Inc (OTCMKTS:ECTYQ, formerly NASDAQ:ECTY) closed at $0.09 per share on Oct. 7, 2013.

Those who purchased shares of ECOtality Inc have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Trevor Allen
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com