Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Canadian Testing Company Hit with COVID-19-Related Securities Suit | The D&O Diary

Canadian Testing Company Hit with COVID-19-Related Securities Suit | The D&O Diary
By Kevin LaCroix

In the latest coronavirus outbreak-related securities suit, Sona Nanotech, a Canadian diagnostic medical testing company that hoped to obtain emergency regulatory authorization for its rapid COVID-19 antigen test, has been hit with a securities class action lawsuit after the company failed to obtain the regulatory approvals. A copy of the plaintiff’s complaint, filed on December 17, 2020 in the Central District of California, can be found here. In addition, as discussed below, this past week, the SEC separately filed a coronavirus-related enforcement action against a biotechnology company that touted its ability to provide a blood-based diagnostic test for the coronavirus.

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