UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2015
RETROPHIN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36257 | 27-4842691 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 12255 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA | 92130 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 837-5863
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On June 4, 2015, pursuant to the terms of a Confidential Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) between Retrophin, Inc. (the “Company”) and Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Questcor”), the Company and Questcor filed a Stipulation of Dismissal, dismissing the Company’s lawsuit against Questcor filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on January 7, 2014 (Case No. SACV14-00026-JLS). Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Questcor paid the Company $15.5 million, and the Company and Questcor granted a mutual release of all claims against the other.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RETROPHIN, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: June 8, 2015 | By: | /s/ Stephen Aselage | ||||
| Name: | Stephen Aselage | |||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||