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Commitments and Contingencies | 9 Months Ended
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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies COVID-19 The ultimate impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic or a similar health epidemic is highly uncertain and subject to future developments. These include but are not limited to the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, and any additional preventative and protective actions that regulators, or the Company’s Board of Directors or management of the Company, may determine are needed. The Company does not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on the Company’s business, product development efforts, healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. The Company will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely. In response to public health directives and orders, the Company has implemented work-from-home policies for many of the Company’s employees and temporarily modified the Company’s operations to comply with applicable social distancing recommendations. The effects of the orders and the Company’s related adjustments in its business are likely to negatively impact productivity, disrupt its business and delay the Company’s timelines, the magnitude of which will depend, in part, on the length and severity of the restrictions and other limitations on its ability to conduct its business in the ordinary course. Similar health directives and orders are affecting third parties with whom we do business. Further, restrictions on the Company’s ability to travel, stay-at-home orders and other similar restrictions on its business have limited its ability to support its operations. Severe and/or long-term disruptions in the Company’s operations will negatively impact its business, operating results and financial condition in other ways, as well. Specifically, the Company anticipates that the stress of COVID-19 on healthcare systems generally around the globe will negatively impact regulatory authorities and the third parties that the Company may engage in connection with development and testing. To date, the Company has encountered delays in receiving critical clinical supplies from our manufacturer in India, which has impacted our ability to execute our development plan and the studies needed to advance product development have been delayed by the Company’s difficulty recruiting patients for the required clinical trials. In addition, while the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, COVID-19 may be difficult to assess or predict, it has significantly disrupted global financial markets, and may limit the Company’s ability to access capital, which could in the future negatively affect its liquidity. A recession or market correction resulting from the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic could materially affect the Company’s business and the value of its common stock. Litigation Related to the Merger with MYMD Florida Between January 22, 2021 and March 18, 2021, nine alleged MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.) stockholders filed separate actions in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania against MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.) and the members of its board of directors, respectively captioned as follows: (i) Douglas McClain v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 650497/2021 (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.); (ii) Owen Murphy v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 650545/2021 (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.); (iii) Sue Gee Cheng v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-01110 (S.D.N.Y.); (iv) Danny Lui v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. GLO-C-000006-21 (N.J. Super. Ct., Ch. Div.); (v) Alan Misenheimer v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-02310 (D.N.J.); (vi) Robert Wilhelm v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-04616 (D.N.J.); (vii) Adam Franchi v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-04696 (D.N.J.); (viii) Cody McBeath v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 2:21-cv-01151 (E.D. Pa.); and (ix) Ray Craven v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-05762 (D.N.J.) (collectively, the “MYMD Merger Complaints”). The Lui action is styled as a putative class action brought on behalf of the plaintiff and other similarly situated stockholders, while the other eight actions are brought solely on behalf of the individual stockholders. The MYMD Merger Complaints generally assert that MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.) and its board of directors failed to disclose allegedly material information in the joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus and seek an order enjoining or unwinding the consummation of the Merger Agreement and awarding damages. As reflected on page 61 of the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4, Registration No. 333-252181, filed on March 19, 2021 (the “Amended S-4”), each of the nine MYMD Merger Complaints sought an order enjoining or unwinding consummation of the Merger Agreement on the basis of alleged material omissions in the Company’s preliminary S-4 filed on January 15, 2021. The Amended S-4 contains, among other things, supplemental disclosures addressing these purported material omissions. Prior to the April 15, 2021 special meeting of MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.)’s stockholders to approve the proposed merger, none of the plaintiffs sought to enjoin the transaction, which was approved at the special meeting. As of May 17, 2021, eight of the nine MYMD Merger Complaints have been voluntarily dismissed (the remaining pending case is Ray Craven v. MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.), et al., No. 1:21-cv-05762 (D.N.J.)). The defendants believe that the claims asserted in the remaining MYMD Merger Complaint are without merit and intend to appropriately defend themselves against them. Accordingly, the Company does not expect that these claims will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. Raymond Akers Action On April 14, 2021, Raymond F. Akers, Jr., Ph.D. filed a lawsuit against MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (p/k/a Akers Biosciences, Inc.) in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Gloucester County (the “Raymond Akers Action”). Mr. Akers asserts one common law whistleblower retaliation claim against the Company. The Company has not yet been served with the Complaint in the Raymond Akers Action and, therefore, has not yet responded to the Complaint. On September 23, 2021, the Court granted MyMD Pharmaceutical, Inc.’s (“MyMD”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint and dismissed Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint. The Court indicated that Mr. Akers is “free to file another complaint, however, tort-based ‘Pierce’ allegations, and/or CEPA claims are barred by the statute of limitations.” To date, Mr. Akers has not filed another complaint. All legal fees incurred were expensed as and when incurred.

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