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Case Details
Ticker ATRA
Class Period 05/20/2024 - 01/09/2026
Lead Plaintiff Deadline 05/22/2026
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If you are an Atara Biotherapeutics investor who suffered a loss and would like to learn more, you can provide your information below:

If you purchased or acquired securities in Atara between May 20, 2024 and January 9, 2026 and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310).

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (“Atara” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ATRA) and reminds investors of the May 22, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.

As detailed below, the complaint alleges that the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by making false and/or misleading statements and/or failing to disclose that: (1) certain manufacturing issues, as well as deficiencies inherent in the ALLELE study, made it unlikely that the FDA would approve the tabelecleucel BLA; (2) accordingly, tabelecleucel’s regulatory prospects were overstated; (3) the aforementioned manufacturing issues also subjected Atara to a heightened risk of regulatory scrutiny, as well as jeopardized its ongoing clinical trials; (4) all the foregoing was likely to have a significant negative impact on Atara’s business and financial condition; and (5) as a result, Defendants’ public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.

📞 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 22, 2026

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