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Saturday, October 17, 2020
Reata Pharma Accused in Securities Suit of Hyping Drug Prospects
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of investors of Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Reata” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: RETA) to determine whether the Company engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
Omaveloxolone, according to the complaint, is “[a]mong Reata’s drug candidates under development . . . which is in Phase 2 clinical development to treat Friedreich’s ataxia (‘FA’). Following the announcement of positive data from the MOXIe Part 2 study of omaveloxolone for FA in October 2019, the Company represented that it would seek submission for marketing approval of omaveloxolone for the treatment of FA in the [United States] with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (‘FDA’).”
The Reata Defendants, according to the complaint, made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the MOXIe Part 2 study results were insufficient to support a single study marketing approval of omaveloxolone for the treatment of FA in the United States without additional evidence.