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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

8.    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 alleged 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.  On September 2, 2022, the Company filed a Second Amended Petition alleging legal malpractice and negligence.  Following an agreed motion for continuance, a jury trial date of February 26, 2024 has been set for this case.