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Freeport Faces Investor Class Action Over Grasberg Safety Disclosures as Firms Court Lead Plaintiff

Investors have until January 12 to ask the court to lead the securities case in Arizona.

Overview

  • The securities class action, captioned Reed v. Freeport‑McMoRan, is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona with lead‑plaintiff motions due January 12, 2026.
  • Notices from Rosen, Faruqi, Bronstein, Bleichmar and Schall invite investors who bought Freeport securities between February 15, 2022 and September 24, 2025 to seek a leadership role.
  • Complaints allege Freeport overstated its safety practices at the Grasberg Block Cave mine and failed to disclose heightened risks of worker fatalities along with regulatory, litigation and reputational exposure.
  • Freeport said on September 9 that a wet‑material flow trapped seven workers and suspended mining, later reporting two deaths and five missing, and the stock fell sharply on September 9, 24 and 25.
  • Media coverage reported the incident was preventable and raised concerns about tensions with Indonesia’s government; no class has been certified and the allegations have not been proven.