GENTIUM S.P.A. SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of Class Action Against Gentium S.p.A. and Its Board -- GENT

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jan 21, 2014) - Levi & Korsinsky announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of holders of Gentium S.p.A. ("Gentium" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GENT) American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") as of December 19, 2013.

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The complaint is filed against Gentium, members of its Board, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Public Limited Company ("Jazz"), and a Jazz subsidiary, in relation to the proposed acquisition of Gentium by Jazz. The complaint alleges that, in an attempt to secure shareholder support for Jazz's acquisition of the Company, Gentium filed a materially false and misleading Schedule 14D9 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. The firm has extensive expertise in prosecuting securities litigation involving financial fraud, representing investors throughout the nation in securities and shareholder lawsuits. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.