Kuhne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SCOTT KUHNE, individually and on Case No.: 20-cv-649-DMS-DEB behalf of all others similarly situated,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

Plaintiff, DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ v. MOTION TO DISMISS

GOSSAMER BIO, INC.; SHEILA

GUJRATHI, M.D.; BRYAN GIRAUDO;

FAHEEM HASNAIN; JOSHUA H.

BILENKER, M.D.; KRISTINA BUROW;

RUSSELL COX; THOMAS DANIEL,

M.D.; RENEE GALA; OTELLO STAMPACCHIA, Ph.D.; MERRILL

LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

INCORPORATED; SVB LEERINK LLC; BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.; and

EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C.,

22 Defendants.

24 Pending before the Court is a motion to dismiss Plaintiff Scott Kuhne’s Second 25 Amended Complaint, filed by Defendants Gossamer Bio, Inc., Sheila Gujrathi, Bryan 26 Giraudo, Faheem Hasnain, Joshua H. Bilenker, Kristina Burow, Russell Cox, Thomas 27 Daniel, Renee Gala, and Otello Stampacchia. Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., Evercore 28 Group L.L.C., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and SVB Leerink LLC…