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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

On November 7, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit in the 44th District Court of Dallas County, Texas (No. DC-19-17946) against Locke Lord, LLP and Roy Hardin in connection with their legal representation of the Company in its previous litigation against Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”).  The Company alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties, committed malpractice, and were negligent in their representation of the Company.  The Company seeks actual and exemplary damages, disgorgement, costs, and interest. The defendants have filed a motion to dismiss and the Court has scheduled a hearing on such motion on April 24, 2020.  Trial is currently scheduled for May 24, 2021.