(October 16, 2015, 12:23 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Sept. 28 granted a motion to dismiss filed by defendants in a securities class action lawsuit, ruling that the lead plaintiff in the action failed to properly plead scienter in making her federal securities law claims (Meriam Ratner v. OvaScience Inc., et al., No. 14-12412, D. Mass; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130336).

(Opinion available. Document #57-151019-053Z.)

Lead plaintiff Meriam Ratner filed an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of all...