AKRO - Kirby McInerney LLP Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Akero Therapeutics Inc. (AKRO) Investors | Benzinga
NEW YORK, May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of those who acquired Akero Therapeutics, Inc. ("Akero" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:AKRO) securities during the period of September 13, 2022 through Ocober 9, 2023, 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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On October 10, 2023, Akero disclosed the results of its Phase 2b SYMMETRY study, which the Company had represented would research the effect of its lead drug candidate EFX on treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) induced cirrhosis. Akero filed with the SEC a Form 8-K and issued a press release stating that the SYMMETRY study had failed to meet its primary endpoint. In an investor call that same day, the Company admitted that its pretrial protocol had specified ...
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