California Drops Appeal of 23andMe’s Genetic Data Asset Sale

The state of California dropped its appeal to halt the bankruptcy sale and transfer of 23andMe’s assets to a nonprofit.

The state’s notice of a stipulated dismissal, filed Monday in the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, said all parties to agreed to end the appeal, with each bearing their own costs.

The appeal was California’s third attempt to block 23andMe’s bankruptcy asset sale by seeking the reversal of a district court ruling that denied a stay of the sale order. The state has been challenging the transfer of 23andMe’s assets to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit related ...