Cai

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 10 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

XIAOBIN CAI; IBEW LOCAL 353 No. 23-3470 PENSION PLAN, D.C. No. 3:21-cv-08597-CRB Plaintiffs - Appellants,

v. MEMORANDUM*

EARGO, INC.; CHRISTIAN

GORMSEN; ADAM LAPONIS; JOSH

MAKOWER; JULIET BAKKER; PETER

TUXEN BISGAARD; DOUG

HUGHES; GEOFF PARDO; A. BROOKE

SEAWELL; DAVID WU; NINA

RICHARDSON; J.P. MORGAN

SECURITIES LLC; BOFA SECURITIES,

INC.; WELLS FARGO SECURITIES,

LLC; WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY,

L.L.C.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 5, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: M. SMITH and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges, and WU, Senior District

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Judge.**

Xiaobin Cai and IBEW Local 353 Pension Plan sued Eargo, Inc. and the…