Girard Sharp LLP and The Hall Firm, Ltd. Announces Notice of Class Action For All Persons or Entities Who Acquired Illumina Common Stock in Exchange for GRAIL Securities in the August 18, 2021 Merger Between Illumina and GRAIL
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --
SUMMARY NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
TO: ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO ACQUIRED ILLUMINA, INC. ("ILLUMINA") COMMON STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR GRAIL, INC. ("GRAIL") SECURITIES IN THE AUGUST 18, 2021 MERGER BETWEEN ILLUMINA AND GRAIL.
A California court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY IN ITS ENTIRETY.
YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION CASE PENDING IN COURT.
Your rights may be affected by a lawsuit pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo (the "Court"), against Illumina, Francis A. deSouza, Sam A. Arnold, Ph.D., Caroline Dorsa, Robert S. Epstein, M.D., Samad, Karen McGinnis, Jay T. Flatley, Frances Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D., Philip W. Schiller, Susan E. Siegel, and John W. Thompson ("Defendants"). In August 2021, Illumina acquired and merged with GRAIL (the "Merger"), and former GRAIL shareholders had their GRAIL stock exchanged for Illumina stock and other consideration (the "Merger Exchange"). Plaintiffs allege that in connection with the Merger, Illumina issued the new shares of Illumina common stock pursuant to a materially false and misleading registration statement and prospectus (along with the documents incorporated therein, the "Offering Materials"). You may read a copy of the Complaint here:
www.IlluminaGRAILMergerLitigation.com.
This Notice is not an expression of any opinion by the Court as to the merits of any of the claims or defenses asserted by any party in this Litigation or whether Defendants engaged in any wrongdoing. Defendants deny any wrongdoing.
The Court has determined that this litigation, titled In re Illumina, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, No. 24-CIV-00585 (San Mateo Cnty.) (the "Litigation"), may proceed as a class action on behalf of the Class, except for certain persons and entities that are excluded from the Class. This Summary Notice provides limited information about the Litigation. You may obtain important documents and a copy of the full Long-Form Notice and other information at www.IlluminaGRAILMergerLitigation.com or by contacting Stretto ("Notice Administrator"). The Notice Administrator's contact information is:
In re Illumina, Inc. Shareholder Litigation
c/o Stretto
410 Exchange, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92602
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (855) 994-2798
If you believe you are a member of the Class, you can send your name and address (both mail and email) to the Notice Administrator so if any future notices are disseminated in connection with the Litigation, you will receive them directly.
Dena C. Sharp
GIRARD SHARP LLP
601 California Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: (415) 981-4800
Facsimile: (415) 981-4846
[email protected]
David W. Hall
THE HALL FIRM, LTD.
One Embarcadero Center Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 426-5648
Facsimile: (415) 402-0058
[email protected]
PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE OR CONTACT THE COURT, CLERK OF THE COURT, OR DEFENDANTS (OR THEIR COUNSEL) TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS NOTICE.
THIS IS ONLY A SUMMARY NOTICE. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU MAY BE A MEMBER OF THE CLASS, YOU ARE URGED TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FULL NOTICE, WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE AT WWW.ILLUMINAGRAILMERGERLITIGATION.COM OR BY CONTACTING THE NOTICE ADMINSTRATOR BY EMAIL AT [email protected] OR BY MAIL AT 410 EXCHANGE, SUITE 100 IRVINE, CA 92602 OR AT [email protected].
QUESTIONS? CALL (855) 994-2798 OR EMAIL
[email protected]
1 Requests for exclusion that are legibly postmarked will be treated as received on the postmark date. Please be advised that the U.S. Postal Service may not postmark mail which is not presented in person.
SOURCE Girard Sharp LLP