According to the law firm press release, Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd. is a clinical development stage biopharmaceutical company that develops combination drugs for the simultaneous treatment of pain caused by osteoarthritis and hypertension. The Company’s lead drug candidate is KIT-302, a fixed dosage combination product based on the generic drugs celecoxib and amlodipine besylate, that has completed its Phase III clinical study.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business, operations and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company and its Chief Executive Officer Isaac Israel published misleading information concerning the conduct of the Company’s clinical trials for its lead drug candidate KIT-302; and (ii) as a result of the foregoing, Kitov’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

An amended Complaint was filed on June 19, 2017. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the amended Complaint on August 2. On March 20, 2018, the Court issued an Order granting in part and denying in part the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. On July 27, the parties entered into a Stipulation of Settlement. The Court granted preliminary approval of the Settlement on September 19. On March 22, 2019, the Court granted final approval of the Settlement and entered Final Judgment. On March 29, the Court issued an Order approving attorneys' fees and expenses. On May 6, the Court issued an Order approving final distribution of the Settlement.