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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Changes in our Level 3 fair value measurements (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Change in fair value	$ (1,859,147)	$ (1,574,658)	$ (8,302,866)	$ (9,914,545)
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance		58,971,415	58,971,415	33,701,188
Change in fair value			8,302,866	9,914,545
Issuance of new instrument			7,332,266	9,974,094
Issuance of new funding			4,633	5,381,588
Warrants exercised			(184,600)
Debt conversion to equity			(179,095)
Ending Balance			74,247,485	58,971,415
Level 3 [Member] \| 37N Note embedded derivative
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				0
Change in fair value			457,690	0
Issuance of new instrument			423,696	0
Issuance of new funding			0	0
Warrants exercised			0
Debt conversion to equity			(179,095)
Ending Balance			702,291
Level 3 [Member] \| Put option liability
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				0
Change in fair value			1,121,155	0
Issuance of new instrument			4,516,007	0
Issuance of new funding			0	0
Warrants exercised			0
Debt conversion to equity			0
Ending Balance			5,637,162
Level 3 [Member] \| Litigation Financing
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance		45,368,948	45,368,948	33,701,188
Change in fair value			6,742,066	6,286,172
Issuance of new instrument			0	0
Issuance of new funding			4,633	5,381,588
Warrants exercised			0
Debt conversion to equity			0
Ending Balance			52,115,647	45,368,948
Level 3 [Member] \| Warrant liabilities issued with debt (December 2023 warrants)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				0
Change in fair value			0	0
Issuance of new instrument			2,392,563	0
Issuance of new funding			0	0
Warrants exercised			0
Debt conversion to equity			0
Ending Balance			2,392,563
Level 3 [Member] \| Warrant liabilities issued with equity (2022 warrants)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance		$ 13,602,467	13,602,467	0
Change in fair value			(18,045)	3,628,373
Issuance of new instrument			0	9,974,094
Issuance of new funding			0	0
Warrants exercised			(184,600)
Debt conversion to equity			0
Ending Balance			$ 13,399,822	$ 13,602,467