Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the bankrupt genetic testing company 23andMe in an effort to block the company's sale of its customers' genetic data.

New York and 27 other states sued bankrupt genetic testing company 23andMe to block the sale of 15 million customers' personal genetic information.

Texas is suing 23andMe to prevent the genetic testing firm from selling personal data of state residents as the company's bankruptcy case moves forward.