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Commitments And Contingencies
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| Commitments And Contingencies | NOTE 15 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES During 2006, we engaged an outside consultant to assess our pricing programs under Medicare/Medicaid and other governmental pricing programs during the period from 2002 through the second quarter of 2006. In connection with this review, we identified additional liabilities related to discontinued operations for possible overbilling under Medicare/Medicaid and other governmental pricing programs, of which our estimates of the remaining amounts due was approximately $1.0 million at December 31, 2011 and $1.5 million at December 25, 2010, which are included in the amounts recorded as current liabilities from discontinue operations. We intend to pay these obligations as they are rebilled to us. In preparation for the commercialization of NicVAX and prior to the failure of the NicVAX Phase III trials, we had entered into various development agreements with CMOs to both manufacture NicVAX and transfer the manufacturing technologies know-how of NicVAX. If we terminate some or all of these agreements or do not purchase required amounts of product under them, we will be required to pay certain cancellation fees to the CMOs. We have agreements with our employees that include certain cash payments and equity-based award modifications in the event of a termination of employment or a change in control of the Company. Litigation We are parties to legal proceedings that we believe to be ordinary, routine litigation incidental to the business of present or former operations. It is management's opinion, based on the advice of counsel, that the ultimate resolution of such litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. |

