Nutraquest bankruptcy
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Manasquan, N.J.-based firm, formerly known as Cytodyne Technologies, estimates its debt at between $50 mil. and $100 mil. and assets at $10 mil. to $50 mil. in Oct. 16 Chapter 11 filing. Filing puts federal and state lawsuits related to Cytodyne's ephedra-containing and ephedra-free Xenadrine products, including a hold on wrongful death suit filed by widow of Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler (1"The Tan Sheet" July 21, 2003, p. 3). Cytodyne President Robert Chinery formed Nutraquest in June when Cytodyne licensed rights to all its products to Xenadrine manufacturer Phoenix Labs (2"The Tan Sheet" June 23, 2003, p. 13)...