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Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Suit against Galectin Therapeutics Inc.
[July 30, 2014]

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Suit against Galectin Therapeutics Inc.


SAN DIEGO --(Business Wire)--

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP ("Robbins Geller") (http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/galectin/) today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on behalf of purchasers of Galectin Therapeutics Inc. ("Galectin") (NASDAQ:GALT) publicly traded securities during the period between January 6, 2014 and July 28, 2014, inclusive (the "Class Period").

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff's counsel, Darren Robbins of Robbins Geller at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058, or via e-mail at [email protected]. If you are a member of this class, you can view a copy of the complant as filed or join this class action online at http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/galectin/. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.



The complaint charges Galectin and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Galectin is a development stage company engaged in the research and development of therapies for fibrotic disease and cancer. The Company's lead product candidates include GR-MD-02 to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH, a disease that leads to fatty buildup in the liver and can potentially lead to cirrhosis and/or liver cancer.

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants violated the federal securities laws by disseminating false and misleading statements to the investing public about the Company's business and prospects. As a result of defendants' false statements, Galectin's stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period, reaching a high of $18.30 per share on February 27, 2014.


On July 24, 2014, Emerging Growth Corp. ("Emerging Growth") disseminated a press release through Accesswire stating that Galectin was "nipping at [the] heels" of its competitors and "actually may be closer than what first appears with a Phase 1 trial because of the potential to treat fatty liver disease even once it has progressed." Then, on July 28, 2014, an article on SeekingAlpha.com claimed that Galectin had "strong ties to stock promoters" engaging in a misleading brand awareness campaign aimed at boosting its stock price. The same day, a separate article on TheStreet.com revealed that Emerging Growth, through its parent company TDM Financial, a penny-stock promotions firm, was the investor relations and marketing company Galectin was paying for misleading promotional campaigns to entice investors to buy its stock. On this news, Galectin's stock fell $8.84 per share to close at $5.70 per share on July 29, 2014, a one-day decline of nearly 61% on volume of nearly 7.7 million shares.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers of Galectin publicly traded securities during the Class Period (the "Class"). The plaintiff is represented by Robbins Geller, which has expertise in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud.

Robbins Geller, with more than 200 lawyers in ten offices, represents U.S. and international institutional investors in contingency-based securities and corporate litigation. The firm has obtained many of the largest securities class action recoveries in history, including the largest jury verdict ever in a securities class action. Please visit http://www.rgrdlaw.com for more information.


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