AKRO - AKERO ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire P.C. Announces that a Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Akero Therapeutics Inc. and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm | Benzinga
NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized stockholder rights law firm, announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Akero Therapeutics, Inc. ("Akero" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:AKRO) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Akero common stock between September 13, 2022 and October 9, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Investors have until June 25, 2024 to apply to the Court to be appointed as lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
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Akero is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing its lead product candidate efruxifermin ("EFX") to provide a new treatment for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis ("NASH"), a serious liver disease. During the Class Period, Akero claimed to be evaluating EFX in two Phase 2 clinical trials in patients with biopsy-confirmed NASH: (i) Akero's "HARMONY" trial that tested EFX in pre-cirrhotic NASH patients; and (ii) Akero's "SYMMETRY" trial that purportedly tested EFX in patients ...