Exhibit 99.1
Relmada Therapeutics Announces Settlement of Legal Action with Laidlaw & Company
NEW YORK, May 18 2017 – Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: RLMD), a clinical-stage company developing novel therapies for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. (“Laidlaw”), today announced final disposition of all claims and counterclaims in all legal proceedings related to Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. v. Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd., et al., Case No.1:16-CV-07767, pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Under the terms of the settlement, Relmada Therapeutics hereby releases all Released Claims against Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd related persons, and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. hereby releases all Released Claims against Relmada and all Relmada related persons.
About Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.
Relmada Therapeutics is a clinical-stage, publicly traded biotechnology company developing novel versions of proven drug products together with new chemical entities that potentially address areas of high unmet medical need in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. The Company has a diversified portfolio of four products at various stages of development, including d-Methadone (dextromethadone, REL-1017), an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist for depression and neuropathic pain; LevoCap ER (REL-1015), an abuse resistant, sustained release dosage form of the opioid analgesic levorphanol; oral buprenorphine (BuTab, REL-1028), an oral dosage form of the opioid analgesic buprenorphine; and topical mepivacaine (MepiGel, REL-1021), an orphan drug designated topical formulation of the local anesthetic mepivacaine. For more information, please visit Relmada’s website at: www.relmada.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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