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OPKO Health Securities Litigation Settlement

Last verified September 18, 2026Source: jndHow ClaimWatch verifies cases

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Where this case stands

Payments distributed September 17, 2025

The court approved the settlement and the administrator has reported sending payments to class members who filed valid claims.

Before Judge Jose E. Martinez, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (No. 1:18-cv-23786-MARTINEZ-OTAZO-REYES).

  1. September 14, 2018
    Case filed
  2. May 29, 2020
    Case closed by the court
  3. April 29, 2021
    Final approval hearing

    The court hears any objections and decides whether to approve the settlement.

  4. April 29, 2021
    Final approval granted
  5. September 17, 2025
    Payments distributed

What happened

OPKO Health, Inc. settled a securities class action alleging violations related to the company's disclosures. The defendant agreed to pay $16.5 million to resolve the claims, without admitting wrongdoing.

Do you qualify?

Members of the Settlement Class who purchased OPKO Health securities during the class period and held losses, as defined in the Court-approved Plan of Allocation.

Who is in the class

all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired OPKO common stock during the period from September 26, 2013 through September 7, 2018, inclusive (the "Class Period"), including, but not limited to, on either a U.S.-based exchange (including the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq), or on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and who were damaged thereby.

Quoted from the settlement notice.

How to file

The claims administration was completed in October 2021. Distributions of the net settlement fund have already occurred (May 12, 2022 and November 17, 2025), with subsequent distributions on a rolling basis. Contact the Claims Administrator at 1-888-383-0345 or info@OPKOHealthSecuritiesLitigation.com for information about your claim status.

Common questions

How much does the OPKO Health Securities Litigation Settlement pay?
The settlement fund is $16.5M.Why settlement checks are smaller than the headline number →
What is the status of the OPKO Health Securities Litigation Settlement?
Payments distributed September 17, 2025. The court approved the settlement and the administrator has reported sending payments to class members who filed valid claims.
Is the OPKO Health Securities Litigation Settlement notice real, or a scam?
JND Legal Administration is the court-appointed administrator. Claims are filed only at opkohealthsecuritieslitigation.com. Filing is always free, and no administrator asks for payment or a full Social Security number by email or text.How to tell a real settlement notice from a scam →
Who are the attorneys in the OPKO Health Securities Litigation Settlement?
For the plaintiffs: Brandon Thomas Grzandziel (Saxena White P.A.); James Paul Gitkin (Salpeter Gitkin, LLP); Laurence Matthew Rosen (The Rosen Law Firm); Robert M. Roseman (Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, P.C.). For OPKO Health, Inc.: Matthew Solomon (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP,); Michael Thomas Gray Long (Lowenstein Sandler PC); John A. Macoretta (Spector Roseman Kodroff PC); Robert J. Anello (Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason Anello & Bohrer). From the public court docket.

Who's involved

Plaintiffs

  • The Amitim Funds
  • The Weston Family Partnership, LLLP(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • Steven Weston(Intervenor Plaintiff)
  • Jason Kerznowski(Consol Plaintiff)
  • Amidex Funds(Consol Plaintiff)
  • Adsport, Inc.(Consol Plaintiff)
  • Lewis Cohen
  • John Kleiss

+ 1 more

Defendants

  • Erste Asset Management GmbH(Consol Defendant)
  • AMIDEX Funds, Inc.(Consol Defendant)
  • Juan Rodriguez
  • Adam Logal
  • Phillip Frost
  • OPKO Health, Inc.

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Counsel for defendants

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