NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2017 / Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. ("Acorda" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ACOR).

Specifically, on November 15, 2017, Acorda announced that it had identified seven cases of sepsis in patients, five of which were fatal, during the final-stage trial studies of the Company's treatment for Parkinson's disease, tozadenant. The Company also announced that new patient enrollment in the trial would be stopped.

On this news, Acorda's share price significantly declined.

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