A New Jersey Judge on Monday tossed a securities fraud class action against drugmaker Aerie Pharmaceuticals and its officers for failing to show that they knowingly misled investors by touting a forthcoming glaucoma medication as a “blockbuster drug.”

The complaint alleged that certain officers and directors of Aerie had violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by overselling the effectiveness of its first drug Rhopressa and omitting some unimpressive trial results for the drug when it was under development.

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