Retrotope Survives Shareholder Bid to Toss Chapter 11 Case

April 14, 2022, 10:57 PM UTC

Biopharmaceutical company Retrotope survived an effort by dissident shareholders to toss its Chapter 11 case after a judge said the bankruptcy wasn’t filed in bad faith after receiving proper consideration from the company’s board.

A motion by three Retrotope shareholders to dismiss the Chapter 11 filing was rejected at a Thursday hearing by Judge John T. Dorsey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

The ruling represents a win for the Retrotope amid an ongoing disagreement between some shareholders and management over the company’s direction after failed trials for one of its drugs.

Retrotope, which develops drugs ...

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