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The Klein Law Firm Reminds Investors of Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders of GERN, BYND and WBK

Tuesday, 18 February 2020 06:55 PM

The Klein Law Firm

Topic:
Lawsuits

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 18, 2020 / The Klein Law Firm announces that class action complaints have been filed on behalf of shareholders of the following companies. There is no cost to participate in the suit. If you suffered a loss, you have until the lead plaintiff deadline to request that the court appoint you as lead plaintiff.

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN)
Class Period: March 19, 2018 to September 26, 2018
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: March 23, 2020

The filed complaint alleges that defendants misled investors regarding a drug called imetelstat, which was intended to treat certain cancers that occur in bone marrow. Specifically, defendants misled investors about the results of a clinical drug study of imetelstat called IMbark. That study was designed to ascertain whether imetelstat helped patients with a cancer called myelofibrosis.

Learn about your recoverable losses in GERN: http://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/geron-corporation-et-al-loss-submission-form?id=5487&from=1

Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ:BYND)
Class Period: May 2, 2019 to January 27, 2020
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: March 30, 2020

The BYND lawsuit alleges Beyond Meat, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose during the class period that: (i) Beyond Meat's termination of its supply agreement with Don Lee constituted a breach of that agreement, thus exposing the Company to foreseeable legal liability and reputational harm; (ii) Beyond Meat and certain of its employees had doctored and omitted material information from a food safety consultant's report, which the Company represented as accurate to Don Lee; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Learn about your recoverable losses in BYND: http://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/beyond-meat-inc-loss-submission-form?id=5487&from=1

Westpac Banking Corporation (NYSE:WBK)
Class Period: November 11, 2015 to November 19, 2019
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: March 30, 2020

The complaint alleges that throughout the class period Westpac Banking Corporation made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) contrary to Australian law, the Company failed to report over 19.5 million international funds transfer instructions to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre ("AUSTRAC"); (2) the Company did not appropriately monitor and assess the ongoing money laundering and terrorism financing risks associated with movement of money into and out of Australia; (3) the Westpac did not pass on requisite information about the source of funds to other banks in the transfer chain; (4) despite being aware of the heightened risks, the Company did not carry out appropriate due diligence on transactions in South East Asia and the Philippines that had known financial indicators relating to child exploitation risks; (5) the Company's Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Policy Program was inadequate to identify, mitigate and manage money laundering and terrorism financing risks; and (6) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.

Learn about your recoverable losses in WBK: http://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/westpac-banking-corporation-loss-submission-form?id=5487&from=1

Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff. If you suffered a loss during the class period and wish to obtain additional information, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or visit the webpages provided.

J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

CONTACT:
J. Klein, Esq.
Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue
59th Floor
New York, NY 10118
[email protected]
Telephone: (212) 616-4899
Fax: (347) 558-9665
www.kleinstocklaw.com

SOURCE: The Klein Law Firm

Topic:
Lawsuits
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