Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Sequenom, Inc. by the Law Firm of Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & ...( RADNOR Pa. May 8 /- The following sta...),Health

RADNOR, Pa., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, LLP:

Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) ("Sequenom" or the "Company") between June 4, 2008 and April 29, 2009 inclusive (the "Class Period").

If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, LLP (Darren J. Check, Esq. or David M. Promisloff, Esq.) toll free at 1-888-299-7706 or 1-610-667-7706, or via e-mail at info@btkmc.com.

The Complaint charges Sequenom and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Sequenom is engaged in genetics analysis and diagnostic testing. The Company had been developing a test known as SEQureDx, which was to be a non-invasive prenatal test for Down Syndrome. More specifically, the Complaint alleges that the Company failed to disclose and misrepresented the following material adverse facts which were known to defendants or recklessly disregarded by them: (1) that the Company's employees had mishandled test data and results for SEQureDx; (2) that SEQureDx failed to provide a significant improvement to existing Triple and Quad Tests; (3) that as a result, the Company would be unable to achieve a commercial launch of the test by June 2009; (4) that the Company lacked adequate internal controls; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, the Company's statements abou
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