Judge Dismisses Suit Against Sync Research

Sync Research Inc. said Monday that a federal judge has dismissed a shareholder class-action lawsuit against the Irvine company.

Sync said the suit, which had accused the company and several officers and directors of securities law violations, had been pending since 1997. The company, which makes computer-networking devices, said it has not yet heard whether plaintiffs intend to appeal Judge Alicemarie Stotler’s decision.

The company’s stock closed Monday at $3.31 a share, up 6 cents, in Nasdaq trading.