Legal Proceedings
−Removed: In December 2019, a complaint was filed by Dr.
−Removed: De-chu Christopher Tang (“Plaintiff”) against us, which we removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
−Removed: The Plaintiff amended the complaint in February 2020 to include Vipin K.
−Removed: Garg and David J.
−Removed: Drutz as defendants, in addition to the Company (Dr.
−Removed: Drutz, and the Company are collectively referred to as “Defendants”).
−Removed: In March 2020 the Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint.
−Removed: On March 25, 2021, the court granted the motion and dismissed the action for lack of personal jurisdiction.
−Removed: In December 2021, the Plaintiff refiled the case in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, captioned Tang v.
−Removed: Altimmune, Inc., et al ., Case No.
−Removed: 8:21-cv-03283 (D.
−Removed: Plaintiff, who is representing himself, asserts two causes of action:
−Removed: (1) breach of a prior settlement agreement by “robbing Plaintiff’s properties”;
−Removed: and (2) use by the Company of the “AdHigh system,” which Plaintiff claims is “proprietary.” On April 4, 2022, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss all claims in Plaintiff’s operative complaint, which motion is pending.
−Removed: We believe the allegations in the operative complaint are without merit and intend to vigorously defend the litigation.
+Added: We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings.
+Added: From time to time, we may be involved in various legal proceedings or investigations, which could be costly and impose a significant burden on management and employees.
+Added: The results of any current or future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
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