Sorrento Shareholders Sue CEO, Jackson Walker Over Bankruptcy

April 6, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. shareholders sued the company’s CEO, its bankruptcy counsel Jackson Walker LLP, and its restructuring professionals, accusing them of fabricating a bogus connection to Texas to file its bankruptcy case there.

Thirteen Sorrento equity holders are accusing them of filing a “sham” bankruptcy in February 2023 in Houston, which allowed the corporate assets to be seized at a deep discount, according to a complaint filed April 3 in the US District Court for the Southern District of California.

Sorrento, a cancer and Covid-19 drug developer, filed for Chapter 11 after being targeted by short sellers. It was approved ...

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