In the wake of an ongoing accounting probe and the resignation of two top finance executives, Spirit AeroSystems is facing a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of Oklahoma on Monday.

The plaintiff, a shareholder named Jacob Goldman, is seeking redress, both individually and on behalf of other shareholders similarly situated, for financial damages caused by the company’s announcement of noncompliance in accounting processes and, consequently, a significant decline in the market value of the company’s securities.

Aly McDevitt is Data & Research Journalist at Compliance Week. She has a background in education and college consulting. Prior to teaching, she was an editor/author at Thomson Reuters, where she reported...