India, Aug. 19 -- Abacus Global Management Inc. (ABX), an alternative asset management company, on Wednesday said it has filed a motion seeking permission to file a second amended complaint in its ongoing defamation lawsuit against Coventry First LLC and its co-founder and Executive Chairman Alan Buerger.

The proposed complaint alleges that Coventry and Buerger made nearly 20 false and misleading statements about Abacus, its business model and its use of third-party life expectancy data. Abacus is seeking claims for defamation, defamation by implication, violations of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and defamation per se, which could allow for punitive damages.

Abacus said Coventry's potential liability for the alleged ...