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Legal Proceedings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Legal Proceedings [Abstract]  
Legal Proceedings

 

10.  Legal proceedings

 

KB Partners I, L.P., Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Pain Therapeutics, Inc., Remi Barbier, Nadav Friedmann and Peter S. Roddy.

 

On December 2, 2011, a purported class action was filed against us and our executive officers in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. This complaint alleges, among other things, violations of Section 10(b), Rule 10b-5, and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act arising out of allegedly untrue or misleading statements of material facts made by us regarding REMOXY’s development and regulatory status during the purported class period, February 3, 2011 through June 23, 2011. The complaint states that monetary damages are being sought, but no amounts are specified. On June 3, 2013, the Court certified a class consisting of all purchasers of our common stock and a class period of December 27, 2010 through June 26, 2011. In a July 7, 2015 order, the Court directed plaintiffs to file an amended complaint and set a new trial date, if necessary, for March 2017. Plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on July 27, 2015.