Kong

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KWOK KONG, et al., Case No. 20-cv-06617-PJH Plaintiffs,

v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS

FLUIDIGM CORPORATION, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 50 Defendants.

13 Defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s second amended complaint (“SAC”) came on for hearing before this court on February 10, 2022. Lead plaintiff appeared through his counsel, Lawrence Eagel, Marion Passmore, and Melissa Fortunato. Defendants appeared through their counsel, Ignacio Salcedo and Diane Walters. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS defendants’ motion, for the following reasons. I. BACKGROUND Defendant Fluidigm Corporation (“Fluidigm”) manufactures and markets products and services that are used by researchers to study health and disease, identify biomarkers, and accelerate the development of therapies.…