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Current Accrued Liabilities and Accrued Research and Development | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure Component Of Current Accrued Liabilities And Accrued Research And Development [Abstract] |
Current Accrued Liabilities and Accrued Research and Development |
8. | Current Accrued Liabilities and Accrued Research and Development
Current accrued liabilities and accrued research and development consist of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, |
| 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Payroll and related expenses | $ | 6,180 |  |  | $ | 3,753 |
Legal expenses |  | 346 |  |  |  | 275 |
Litigation settlements accrual (Note 9) |  | - |  |  |  | 4,975 |
Third party research expenses |  | 3,567 |  |  |  | 2,784 |
Third party development expenses |  | 522 |  |  |  | 2,002 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 3,439 |  |  |  | 2,451 |
Total | $ | 14,054 |  |  | $ | 16,240 |

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