Case: Julia Junge and Richard Junge, v. Geron Corp. and John Scarlett, No. C 20-00547 WHA (N.D. Cal.)
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Class Period: March 19, 2018 - September 26, 2018
Attorneys: Robert N. Kaplan, Jeffrey P. Campisi, Laurence D. King, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Blair E. Reed

JULIA JUNGE and RICHARD JUNGE, on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated investors,

 

Plaintiffs,

 

v.

 

GERON CORPORATION and JOHN A. SCARLETT,

 

Defendants.

 

Case No.: 3:20-cv-00547-WHA

(Consolidated with Case
No. 3:20-cv-01163-WHA)

 

(Related Cases:

No. 3:20-cv-02823-WHA

No. 3:22-mc-80051-WHA)

 

NOTICE OF NEW DEADLINE TO FILE CLAIM OR REQUEST TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE CLASS

To: All persons who purchased Geron Corporation (“Geron”) common stock during the period from March 19, 2018, to September 26, 2018, inclusive (the “Class Period”), and who were damaged thereby (the “Class”).

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, that the Court has set a new deadline by which Class members can submit a claim or request to be excluded from the Class.

If you are a Class Member, in order to be eligible to receive a payment under the proposed Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form either online to the Claims Administrator at www.GeronSecuritiesLitigation.com or send it by First-Class U.S. mail (and if mailed, postmarked) by no later than July 14, 2023, at 11:59 pm PST in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Settlement Notice. If you are a member of the Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Class, you must submit a request for exclusion and submit it either online to the Claims Administrator at www.GeronSecuritiesLitigation.com or send it by First-Class U.S. mail (and if mailed, postmarked) by no later than July 14, 2023, at 11:59 pm PST, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Settlement Notice. You may not submit a Claim Form and also submit a request for exclusion, you are permitted one option and cannot do both.

A copy of the Settlement Notice, Proof of Claim and Release Form, and other important court documents can be viewed or obtained at www.GeronSecuritiesLitigation.com.

A Settlement Fairness Hearing will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at 1:30 PM, before the Honorable William Alsup, either in person at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Courthouse, Courtroom 12 - 19th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, or by telephone or videoconference (in the discretion of the Court) to determine: (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated September 2, 2022, should be granted; (iii) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; and (iv) whether Lead Counsel’s application for an award of attorneys’ fees and payment of Litigation Expenses should be approved, as well as the application for awards to Lead Plaintiffs for lost wages under 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(4).


By Order of the Court

United States District Court

Northern District of California

 


Requests for the Settlement Notice and Claim Form should be made to:

Geron Securities Litigation

c/o Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions

P.O. Box 4574
Portland, OR 97208-4574

1-844-754-5537


Inquiries, other than requests for the Settlement Notice and Claim Form should be made to Lead/ Class Counsel:

 

Laurence D. King, Esq.

KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1560

Oakland, CA 94612

1-800-290-1952

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Jeffrey P. Campisi, Esq.

KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP

800 Third Avenue, 38th Floor

New York, NY 10022

1-800-290-1952

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Questions? Visit www.GeronSecuritiesLitigation.com or call 1-844-754-5537

 

1 Certain persons and entities are excluded from the Class by definition and others are excluded pursuant to request. The full definition of the Class, including a complete description of who is excluded from the Class, is set forth in the Settlement Notice referred to herein.

2 No Settlement Stock will be issued to Class Members. Rather, Settlement Stock will be sold and the proceeds maintained as part of the Settlement Fund for distribution as ordered by the Court.

3 All capitalized terms herein have the same meaning as set forth in the Stipulation.

 


Kaplan Fox is the court-appointed lead counsel in this securities class action on behalf of all purchasers of Geron common stock between March 19, 2018 and September 26, 2018, inclusive (the “Class Period”), who were damaged thereby (the “Class”). The claims asserted herein are alleged against Geron, and the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) John A. Scarlett (“Scarlett”), and arise under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”),15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b) and 78t(a), and SEC Rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5, promulgated thereunder.  A copy of the Amended Consolidated Complaint can be found here.  

On April 12, 2021, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss.  A copy of the Court’s order can be found here.

A copy of the court's April 2022 decision certifying the class can be found here.

The Claims Administrator Contact Information:
Geron Securities Litigation
c/o Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions P.O. Box 4574 Portland, OR 97208-4574

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Phone: 1-844-754-5537

Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement
Notice of Proposed Settlement
Claim Form
Motion and MPA for Final Approval
Motion and MPA for Attorney Fees
Campisi Declaration and Exhibits
Geron Time
Lead Counsel's Detailed Time and Expense Records

www.geronsecuritieslitigation.com