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| Legal Matters | Legal Matters The Company is, from time to time, a party to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary, routine course of business and that have not been fully resolved. The outcome of such legal proceedings and claims is inherently uncertain. Accruals are recognized for such legal proceedings and claims to the extent that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. The best estimate of a loss within a range is accrued. However, if no estimate in the range is better than any other, then the minimum amount in the range is accrued. If it is determined that a material loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, the possible loss is disclosed. In other instances, because of the uncertainties related to either the probable outcome or the amount or range of loss, the Company is unable to make a reasonable estimate of a liability. HETLIOZ®. In December 2022, the Company filed patent infringement lawsuits, including Hatch-Waxman Act claims, against each of Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (Teva) and Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. (Apotex) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (NJ District Court) asserting that U.S. Patent No. 11,285,129 (‘129 Patent), will be infringed by Teva’s and Apotex’ generic versions of HETLIOZ®, each of which was approved by the FDA. The Company asked the NJ District Court to, among other things, order that the effective date of the FDA’s approval of Teva’s and Apotex’ generic versions of HETLIOZ® be a date that is no earlier than the expiration of the ‘129 Patent, or such later date that the NJ District Court may determine, and enjoin each of Teva and Apotex from the commercial manufacture, use, import, offer for sale and/or sale of their generic versions of HETLIOZ® until the expiration of the ‘129 Patent, or such later date that the NJ District Court may determine. In February 2023, the case was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (Delaware District Court). In April 2023, Teva and Apotex moved for judgment on the pleadings. In June 2024, the Delaware District Court denied those motions, allowing the Company’s lawsuit to proceed. In March 2025, the Delaware District Court held a claim construction hearing, which resolved two claim term disputes in the Company’s favor and deferred ruling on a third dispute between the parties. In May 2025, the Delaware District Court consolidated this action with the Company’s action relating to the ‘556 Patent (as defined below). In March 2026, the Delaware District Court held a hearing on the Company’s and Teva’s and Apotex’s summary judgment and Daubert motion. The Company’s lawsuit remains pending, and a trial is scheduled to begin on October 26, 2026. In January 2023, the Company filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (DC District Court) against the FDA challenging the FDA’s approval of Teva’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for its generic version of HETLIOZ® capsules under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), and FDA regulations. Under the FDCA, every ANDA must contain information to show that the labeling proposed for the generic drug is the same as the labeling approved for the listed drug. The labeling and packaging for HETLIOZ® includes Braille, but Teva’s generic version does not. On this basis, the Company believes that Teva’s approved labeling does not comply with applicable requirements. The Company has asked the DC District Court to, among other things, vacate the FDA’s approval of Teva’s ANDA, declare that the approval of the ANDA was unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious and compel the FDA to order Teva to recall its generic HETLIOZ® product. In February 2023, Teva intervened in the lawsuit as a defendant. In September 2023, the Company amended its lawsuit to request that the DC District Court set aside the FDA’s July 2023 denial of the Company’s citizen petition, originally filed with the FDA in January 2023. In April 2024, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment. In February 2025, the DC District Court denied the Company’s motion and granted the FDA and Teva’s cross motions for summary judgment. In February 2025, the Company appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit). In October 2025, the DC Circuit granted the FDA’s motion for a stay of the briefing schedule that it filed in October 2025 due to the government shutdown, and the stay was lifted in November 2025. An oral argument was held on March 12, 2026. In September 2023, the Company filed a lawsuit in the DC District Court against the FDA challenging the FDA’s approval of an ANDA filed by MSN Pharmaceuticals Inc. and MSN Laboratories Private Limited (MSN) for its generic version of HETLIOZ® capsules under the APA, the FDCA, FDA regulations and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Company believes that MSN’s underlying approval data, particularly its bioequivalence studies, are faulty. On this basis, the Company asked the DC District Court to, among other things, vacate the FDA’s approval of MSN’s ANDA, declare that the approval of the ANDA was unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious, is unconstitutional under the Appointments Clause, and compel the FDA to order MSN to recall its generic HETLIOZ® product. In December 2023, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment. In January 2024, the FDA opposed the Company’s motion and moved to waive the administrative record, following which the court held an oral argument on the cross-motions. The DC District Court issued an order compelling the FDA to serve the administrative record and set deadlines for further proceedings. In April 2024, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment. In July 2024, the DC District Court held an oral argument on the motion to dismiss that the FDA filed in January 2024, which the Company opposed in February 2024. In September 2024, the DC District Court granted in part the FDA’s motion to dismiss as to the Company’s APA claims and denied the FDA’s motion to dismiss as to the Company’s claims under the Appointments Clause. In August 2025, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment based on its Appointments Clause claims, to which the FDA filed an opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment in September 2025. In January 2026, the DC District Court denied the cross-motions for summary judgment without prejudice and stayed the case pending resolution of an agency appeal. In February 2026, the agency denied further review. The Company filed an amended and supplemental complaint in April 2026 continuing to challenge the FDA’s approval of the MSN ANDA, challenging the FDA’s approval of the ANDA filed by Teva for its generic version of HETLIOZ® capsules under the APA, the FDCA, FDA regulations and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, challenging the FDA’s denial of the Company’s citizen petitions requesting revocation of these ANDAs due to their bioequivalence showings and challenging the FDA’s denials of further requests for review within the agency. In May 2026, Teva intervened in the lawsuit as a defendant. In June 2026, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment. The Company’s lawsuit remains pending. In April 2024, the Company filed a lawsuit in the Delaware District Court against MSN and its commercial partner Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amneal), and Impax Laboratories LLC (Impax) alleging claims for false advertising in violation of the Lanham Act and unfair competition under several state laws as well as claims for breach of express representation and fraudulent inducement of a license agreement. In July 2024, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss and in September 2024, the Company opposed the motion, to which the defendants replied in October 2024. In July 2025, the Delaware District Court issued its report and recommendation to deny the defendants’ motion to dismiss as to standing but granted their motion to dismiss the Lanham Act claims, to which the Company objected in August 2025. In September 2025, the Delaware District Court overruled the Company’s objections. In October 2025, the Company appealed the Delaware District Court’s decision. The Company’s lawsuit remains pending and an oral argument is scheduled for September 29, 2026. In December 2024, the Company filed a lawsuit in the Delaware District Court against each of Teva and Apotex asserting U.S. Patent No. 11,918,556 (‘556 Patent), a method of administration patent that was not litigated in the prior Delaware District Court cases, will be infringed by Teva’s and Apotex’s generic versions of HETLIOZ®, each of which was approved by the FDA. The Company has asked the Delaware District Court to, among other things, order that the effective date of the FDA’s approval of Teva’s and Apotex’ generic versions of HETLIOZ® be a date that is no earlier than the expiration of the ‘556 Patent, or such later date that the Delaware District Court may determine, and enjoin each of Teva and Apotex from the commercial manufacture, use, import, offer for sale and/or sale of their generic versions of HETLIOZ® until the expiration of the ‘556 Patent, or such later date that the Delaware District Court may determine. In March 2025, Teva filed its answer and asserted counterclaims against the Company, including, among other things, for alleged violation of the antitrust laws and inequitable conduct, which the Company opposed in May 2025. The Delaware District Court declined to consolidate this action with the Company’s case alleging Lanham Act violations against Teva but consolidated this action with the Company’s action relating to the ‘129 Patent. In March 2026, the Delaware District Court held a hearing on the Company’s and Teva’s and Apotex’s summary judgment and Daubert motion. The Company’s lawsuit remains pending, and a trial is scheduled to begin on October 26, 2026. HETLIOZ LQ®. In July 2024, the Company filed a Hatch-Waxman lawsuit against MSN in the Delaware District Court asserting that U.S. Patent Nos. 10,179,119, 11,266,622, 11,285,129, 11,850,229, 10,610,510, 10,980,770, and 11,759,446 will be infringed by MSN’s generic version of HETLIOZ LQ® for which MSN is seeking FDA approval. In June 2025, the Company filed an amended complaint against MSN, further alleging that U.S. Patent Nos. 10,071,977, 11,566,011 and 11,918,556 (all asserted HETLIOZ LQ® patents together, the Asserted Patents) will also be infringed by MSN’s generic version of HETLIOZ LQ®. The Company has asked the Delaware District Court to, among other things, enter judgment that MSN has infringed at least one claim of each of the Asserted Patents by submitting or causing to be submitted its ANDA to obtain FDA approval for the commercial manufacture, use, import, offer for sale and/or sale in the U.S. of its generic version of HETLIOZ LQ® before the expiration of each of the Asserted Patents, enter judgment that the use of MSN’s generic version of HETLIOZ LQ® in the U.S. before the expiration of each of the Asserted Patents will directly infringe at least one claim of each of the Asserted Patents, order that the effective date of any approval by the FDA of MSN’s generic version of HETLIOZ LQ® be a date that is no earlier than the expiration of the last expiring Asserted Patent(s), or such later date as the Court may determine, enjoin MSN from the commercial manufacture, use, import, offer for sale and/or sale of its generic version of HETLIOZ LQ® until the expiration of each of the Asserted Patents or such later date as the Court may determine, and award monetary damages, to the extent applicable. The Company’s lawsuit remains pending, and a trial that was scheduled to begin on September 14, 2026 has been rescheduled to begin on June 1, 2027. Other Matters. From April 2022 to July 2024, the Company filed eighteen lawsuits in the DC District Court against the FDA to compel the FDA to produce records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding, among other matters: the FDA’s denial of the Company’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for HETLIOZ® in the treatment of jet lag disorder; cases in which the FDA waived its putative requirement of a 9-month non-rodent toxicity study before drugs can be tested on human patients for extended durations; communications external to and within the FDA relating to NEREUSTM, HETLIOZ® and Fanapt®; a warning letter that the FDA sent to the Company concerning its webpages for HETLIOZ® and Fanapt®; the FDA’s removal of a clinical trials design presentation from its website; discipline reviews relating to the FDA’s evaluations of the Company’s sNDA for HETLIOZ® and a third-party sNDA for jet lag; internal standard operating procedures or guidance relating to the FDA’s processing of incoming FOIA requests; and bioequivalence and other study reports submitted relating to the FDA’s consideration of tasimelteon ANDAs. Nine of these lawsuits have since been resolved in the Company’s favor and the other nine remain outstanding. The FDA has failed to respond and provide the requested documents within the statutory timeframe with respect to each of these nine outstanding cases. The Company has asked the DC District Court to, among other things, compel the FDA to comply with its obligations and declare that its lack of compliance violates FOIA. In September 2022, the Company filed a lawsuit in the DC District Court against the FDA to compel the FDA to comply with two separate non-discretionary obligations under the FDCA and its implementing regulations: an obligation to publish a notice of an opportunity for a hearing on the Company’s sNDA for HETLIOZ® in the treatment of jet lag disorder in the Federal Register within 180 days of the filing of the sNDA, and a separate obligation to publish the same notice within 60 days of the request for a hearing. The FDA published the notice of an opportunity for a hearing on October 11, 2022. The Company has asked the DC District Court to, among other things, compel the FDA to comply with its obligations and declare that its lack of compliance violates the FDCA and the FDA regulations. In January 2024, the DC District Court held an oral argument on dispositive cross-motions, following which the DC District Court granted in part the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The DC District Court ruled that the FDA violated the statute and ordered the FDA to either finally resolve the Company’s application or commence a hearing on or before March 5, 2024. In March 2024, the Company and the FDA filed a consent motion for entry of final judgment in the Company’s favor on its APA claim for the FDA’s unreasonable delay in resolving the hearing request, following which the FDA refused to hold a hearing or approve the Company’s sNDA for HETLIOZ® in the treatment of jet lag disorder. The Company subsequently filed a petition for review in the DC Circuit. Under the FDCA, the FDA has an obligation to either approve an sNDA or to hold a hearing on the application’s approvability. The Company’s petition asks the DC Circuit to set aside the FDA’s order refusing to hold a hearing and refusing approval. In January 2025, the DC Circuit held an oral argument. In August 2025, the DC Circuit issued a decision in favor of the Company against the FDA, setting aside the FDA’s refusal to hold a hearing on the Company’s sNDA for HETLIOZ® in the treatment of jet lag disorder and remanding the case back to the FDA. In October 2025, the Company announced that it had entered into a collaborative framework with the FDA for the resolution of certain of its disputes regarding HETLIOZ® and NEREUSTM (the FDA Agreement), pursuant to which, the FDA agreed to conduct an expedited re-review of the sNDA and the Company sought a temporary abeyance in these proceedings. In January 2026, the FDA notified the Company that, following its re-review of the sNDA, it has determined that the sNDA cannot be approved in its current form. In January 2026, the Company requested that the FDA Commissioner resume hearing proceedings. In March 2026, the Office of the Commissioner granted the Company’s hearing request. In July 2026, the presiding judge scheduled a hearing to begin on December 14, 2026. In May 2023, the Company filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (Federal Claims Court) against the federal government for the uncompensated taking and misuse of the Company’s trade secrets and confidential information. The Company believes that the FDA violated the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause by improperly providing confidential details from the Company’s drug master files for HETLIOZ® and Fanapt® to generic drug manufacturers during the FDA’s review of the manufacturers’ ANDAs. The Company has asked the Federal Claims Court to, among other things, declare that the FDA’s disclosure of the Company’s confidential commercial information constitutes a taking for purposes of the Fifth Amendment and award just compensation. The federal government filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, which the Company opposed. In January 2024, the Federal Claims Court held an oral argument on the motion to dismiss, following which the Federal Claims Court issued a decision denying in part the government’s motion, allowing the Company’s takings claim to proceed. In April 2024, the government filed a judgment on the pleadings, to which the Company opposed in July 2024 and the government replied in August 2024. In December 2024, the Federal Claims Court held an oral argument on the motion for judgment on the pleadings and in January 2025, the Federal Claims Court ruled against the Company. In February 2025, the Company appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Company’s appeal remains pending. In February 2024, the Company filed a lawsuit in the DC District Court against the FDA to compel the FDA to comply with its statutory obligations under the FDCA and its implementing regulations, and to challenge the FDA’s complete response letter and 60-day filing regulations, which the Company believes do not absolve the FDA of its statutory responsibilities. Under the FDCA, the FDA has an obligation to either approve the Company’s sNDA for HETLIOZ® in the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation within 180 days of the filing of the sNDA or give the Company a notice of an opportunity for a hearing. The Company submitted the sNDA on May 4, 2023. The Company has asked the DC District Court to, among other things, compel the FDA to comply with its obligations, declare that its lack of compliance violates the FDCA and the FDA regulations and declare the FDA’s complete response letter and 60-day filing regulations unlawful. In June 2024, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment and the FDA published a notice of opportunity for a hearing. In July 2024, the FDA opposed the Company’s motion for summary judgment. In September 2024, the DC District Court held an oral argument on the dispositive cross motions. In March and April 2025, the parties provided supplemental briefing. In May 2025, the DC District Court held a further hearing on the supplemental briefings. In September 2025, the Company filed a motion to stay proceedings in the case until January 2026 pursuant to the FDA Agreement. In January 2026, the Company and the FDA asked the DC District Court to lift the abeyance. In April 2026, the DC District Court consolidated this action with the Company’s action challenging the FDA’s compliance with its statutory obligations under the FDCA with respect to the Company’s NDA for NEREUSTM to prevent vomiting induced by motion. The Company’s lawsuit remains pending. In August 2024, the Company filed a lawsuit against the FDA in the DC District Court challenging FDA decisionmakers’ authority under the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution to render a decision on the Company’s new drug application for NEREUSTM to treat symptoms of gastroparesis. In September 2024, the Company filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the FDA from subjecting the Company’s NDA for NEREUSTM for the treatment of symptoms of gastroparesis to a final decision prior to the PDUFA target date of September 18, 2024. In September 2024, the DC District Court denied the motion. The Company filed a motion for summary judgment in December 2024, and in January 2025, the FDA opposed the motion and cross-moved to dismiss and for summary judgment. In February 2025, the Company filed its reply and opposition, to which the FDA replied in March 2025. In July 2026, the DC District Court held an oral argument, following which it denied the Company’s summary judgment motion and granted the FDA’s cross motion to dismiss. In February 2025, the Company filed a lawsuit in the DC District Court against the FDA to compel the FDA to comply with its statutory obligations under the FDCA and its implementing regulations and to challenge the FDA’s reliance on PDUFA deadlines and its complete response letter and 60-day filing regulations, which the Company believes do not absolve the FDA of its statutory responsibilities. Under the FDCA, the FDA has an obligation to either approve the Company’s NDA for NEREUSTM to prevent vomiting induced by motion within 180 days of the filing of the NDA or give the Company a notice of an opportunity for a hearing. The Company submitted the NDA on December 30, 2024. The Company has asked the DC District Court to, among other things, compel the FDA to comply with its obligations, declare that its lack of compliance violates the FDCA and the FDA regulations and declare the FDA’s complete response letter and 60-day filing regulations and adherence to PDUFA deadlines unlawful. Separately, under the FDCA, the FDA has an obligation to commence a hearing on the Company’s NDA for NEREUSTM in gastroparesis within 120 days of a timely accepted notice of opportunity for a hearing, which the FDA issued on January 7, 2025. In April 2025, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment regarding its motion sickness NDA and requested to file summary judgment regarding its gastroparesis NDA. In May 2025, the DC District Court held a hearing on the motion regarding the motion sickness NDA, and the FDA approved the motion sickness NDA in December 2025. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research issued a proposed order denying a hearing on the gastroparesis NDA in July 2025. In September 2025, the Company filed a motion to stay proceedings in the DC District Court regarding the gastroparesis NDA until January 2026 pursuant to the FDA Agreement. In January 2026, the Company and the FDA asked the DC District Court to lift the abeyance. In April 2026, the DC District Court consolidated this action with the Company’s action challenging the FDA’s compliance with its statutory obligations under the FDCA with respect to the Company’s HETLIOZ® sNDA in the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation. The Company’s lawsuit remains pending. The Company is currently assessing its options with respect to the litigation. In April 2025, the Company filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit seeking review of the FDA’s final order refusing to hold a hearing or to approve the Company’s sNDA for HETLIOZ® in the treatment of insomnia associated with difficulties with sleep initiation. Under the FDCA, the FDA has an obligation to either approve an sNDA or to hold a hearing on the application’s approvability. The Company’s petition asks the DC Circuit to set aside the FDA’s order refusing to hold a hearing and refusing approval. The Company’s petition for review remains pending, and an oral argument is scheduled for September 23, 2026. In March 2026, the Company filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit seeking review of the FDA’s final order refusing to hold a hearing or to approve the Company’s NDA for NEREUSTM in gastroparesis. Under the FDCA, the FDA has an obligation to either approve an sNDA or to hold a hearing on the application’s approvability. The Company’s petition asks the DC Circuit to set aside the FDA’s order refusing to hold a hearing and refusing approval. The Company’s petition for review remains pending. In April 2026, the Company filed a lawsuit in the DC District Court against the FDA challenging the FDA’s partial clinical hold preventing the Company from studying the safety of NEREUSTM in gastroparesis patients through a 52-week open-label safety study. The FDA based its partial clinical hold on the Company’s refusal to perform a repeat-dose toxicity study in a non-rodent species of at least 9 months and on the FDA’s refusal to issue marketing approval for NEREUSTM to treat gastroparesis symptoms. However, under the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, nonclinical studies may include non-animal alternatives, and a decision regarding marketing approval does not determine whether to allow a clinical investigation. The Company has also challenged the FDA’s decision regarding marketing approval. The Company believes that the FDA’s basis for the partial clinical hold is contrary to law and exceeds the FDA’s statutory authority. The Company has asked the DC District Court to, among other things, set aside the FDA’s partial clinical hold and declare the FDA’s partial clinical hold as unlawful. The Company’s lawsuit remains pending.
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