COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

10.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

On November 7, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit in the 44^th 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. On October 6, 2020, the Court dismissed Locke Lord, LLP and Mr. Hardin’s motion to dismiss.  Such order was affirmed on April 20, 2021 by the Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas. On March 23, 2022, Locke Lord, LLP and Mr. Hardin filed a motion for partial summary judgment regarding the Company’s cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty. A jury trial date of January 30, 2023 has been set for this case.