SAN DIEGO & CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that purchasers of Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGM: OBLN) have filed a class action complaint against the company's officers and directors for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 between October 5, 2016 and January 23, 2018. Obalon develops and commercializes medical devices to treat obese and overweight people by facilitating weight loss.

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Obalon Accused of Implementing Inadequate Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

According to the complaint, Obalon repeatedly attested in its public filings and press releases that its financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Obalon emphasized substantial revenue growth and improvements in its gross margin in its financial reports throughout the class period. It therefore came as a surprise when Obalon revealed on January 23, 2018, that a whistleblower contacted KPMG LLP, the company's independent auditors, to allege that Obalon had improperly recognized revenue during the company's fourth fiscal quarter of 2017. As a result, Obalon canceled its previously announced offering of 5,454,545 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.50 per share and said that its Audit Committee would investigate the allegations. On this news, Obalon's stock fell nearly 77% from its IPO price of $15.00 per share to close at only $3.46 per share on January 23, 2018.

Obalon Shareholders Have Legal Options

If you would like more information about your rights and potential remedies, contact attorney Leonid Kandinov at (800) 350-6003, [email protected], or via the shareholder information form on the firm's website.

Robbins Arroyo LLP is a nationally recognized leader in shareholder rights law. The firm represents individual and institutional investors in shareholder derivative and securities class action lawsuits, and has helped its clients realize more than $1 billion of value for themselves and the companies in which they have invested.

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