2-Day Deadline Alert: Goldberg Law PC Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Vital Therapies, Inc. and Strongly Encourages Investors With Losses in Excess of $50,000 to Contact the Firm

Goldberg Law PC (www.Goldberglawpc.com) announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit against Vital Therapies, Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VTL). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between April 17, 2014 and August 21, 2015, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the February 1, 2016, lead plaintiff motion deadline.

If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss during the Class Period, we advise you to contact Michael Goldberg or Brian Schall, of Goldberg Law PC, 13650 Marina Pointe Dr. Suite 1404, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, at 800-977-7401, to discuss your rights without cost to you. You can also reach us through the firm’s website at http://www.Goldberglawpc.com, or by email at info@goldberglawpc.com.

The class in this case has not yet been certified, and until certification occurs, you are not represented by an attorney. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member.

According to the lawsuit, the company issued materially false and misleading statements to investors and/or failed to disclose material information regarding Vital Therapies’ ELAD System studies, VTI-208, VTI-210, and VTI-212, including: (1) the studies’ independent significance; (2) the degree to which the studies were interrelated; and (3) that in the case of the failure of the VTI-208 trial, Vital Therapies would not continue the VTI-210 trial.

If you have any questions concerning your legal rights in this case, please immediately contact Goldberg Law PC at 800-977-7401, via email at info@goldberglawpc.com, or visit our website at Goldberglawpc.com.

Goldberg Law PC represents shareholders around the world and specializes in securities class actions and shareholder rights litigation.

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