Commitments and Contingencies |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2026 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | 6. Commitments and Contingencies
Other Commitments
The Company has entered into several license and patent agreements under which it pays annual license maintenance fees, non-refundable license issuance fees, and royalties as a percentage of net sales for the sale or sublicense of products using the licensed technology. Future payments related to these license agreements are indeterminable. The Company does not expect the license payments to be material in any particular year.
Indemnification
In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into agreements with certain business partners, customers, and suppliers that contain indemnification provisions. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company may indemnify, hold harmless, and reimburse the indemnified parties for losses suffered in connection with any patent or other intellectual property infringement claim by any third party with respect to the Company's products. The term of the indemnification provisions is generally perpetual, and the maximum potential amount of future payments is typically not limited to a specific amount.
The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with its officers, directors, and certain other employees, providing for indemnification for related expenses including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and settlement amounts incurred in any action or proceeding arising by reason of their status or service.
Legal Proceedings
SomaLogic Stockholder Litigation
In December 2023, a complaint was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against the Company, Casdin Capital, LLC, SomaLogic, and the directors of SomaLogic alleging Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty. This complaint also sought an injunction postponing the business combination between SomaLogic and the Company, which was denied by the Court in January 2024. An amended complaint was filed in June 2024, containing primarily the same allegations, while removing the Company, SomaLogic and some of the SomaLogic director defendants as parties to the litigation. The remaining defendants filed motions to dismiss in July 2024. In August 2025, the Court issued a bench decision denying the defendants’ motions to dismiss. The defendants filed answers and affirmative defenses to the amended complaint in October 2025. The Court scheduled a three-day bench trial commencing in March 2027.
The Company is no longer a party to this litigation, and the Company does not expect this matter to have a material effect on its financial statements.
Palamedrix Litigation
In March 2024, counsel for Shareholder Representative Services LLC (“SRS”), acting as the representative of the securityholders of Palamedrix, Inc. (“Palamedrix”), sent SomaLogic a letter alleging breaches of the Palamedrix Merger Agreement, dated July 25, 2022, relating to milestone payments. SomaLogic disputed these allegations and issued SRS with a Milestone Abandonment Notice. In July 2025, SRS filed suit against SomaLogic in the Court (the “SRS Chancery Action”), asserting that SomaLogic breached the Palamedrix Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Palamedrix was merged into SomaLogic, by failing to continue investing in the development of certain Palamedrix technology. SRS claims that, had the technology been successfully developed and commercialized, SomaLogic would have been required to pay up to $17.5 million in three sales-based milestone payments. In August 2025, SomaLogic moved to compel arbitration and/or dismiss the SRS Chancery Action in favor of the dispute resolution procedure for milestone disputes specified in the Palamedrix Merger Agreement. The Court denied the motion, and the matter continued in the Court.
In July 2026, the parties reached an agreement fully resolving the matter. See Note 15, Subsequent Events.
General
Additional lawsuits against us and certain of our officers or directors may be filed in the future. If additional similar complaints are filed, absent new or different allegations that are material, we will not necessarily announce such additional filings.
In the normal course of business, the Company is from time to time involved in legal proceedings or potential legal proceedings, including matters involving employment, intellectual property, or others. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management currently believes that the final outcome of any currently pending matters would not have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, or cash flows. 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. |