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Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Contingencies  
Contingencies

15.    Contingencies

We have entered into the collaboration agreements described in Note 9, as well as various other collaboration agreements that are not individually, or in the aggregate, significant to our operating results or financial condition at this time. We may in the future seek to license additional rights relating to technologies or drug development candidates in connection with our drug discovery and development programs. Under these agreements, we may be required to pay upfront fees, milestone payments, and royalties on sales of future products.

In December 2018, we received a civil investigative demand from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for documents and information relating to our speaker programs and patient assistance programs, including our support of non-profit organizations that provide financial assistance to eligible patients. In November 2019, the qui tam complaint underlying the DOJ inquiry was unsealed (“Complaint”), at which time we learned that a former employee whom we had terminated had made certain allegations relating to the programs described above. We filed an Answer to the Complaint on January 22, 2020 and on November 12, 2020 we filed a Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”).  All briefing on the Motion was completed on December 22, 2020.  While we deny that any improper claims were submitted to government payers, we agreed on May 4, 2021 to settle the matter with the DOJ Civil Division for $12.6 million, plus certain statutory fees, which was recorded in selling, general and administrative expense during the six months ended June 30, 2021.  

In the ordinary course of our business, we may become involved in lawsuits, proceedings, and other disputes, including commercial, intellectual property, regulatory, employment, and other matters.  We record a reserve for these matters when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.