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This excerpt taken from the EYE 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2008.
On August 24, 2007 and September 13, 2007, two purported class action complaints were filed by Scott Kairalla and Barry Galison (the Galison case), respectively, in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of our securities between January 4 and May 25, 2007. The Galison case was dismissed without prejudice on November 20, 2007. An amended consolidated complaint was filed on January 18, 2008 (Consolidated Complaint). The Consolidated Complaint alleges claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against us and certain of our officers and directors. The Consolidated Complaint alleges that we made material misrepresentations concerning our Complete MoisturePlus product. We filed a motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint on February 29, 2008 on behalf of all defendants. On June 6, 2008, the Court granted AMOs motion, dismissed the Consolidated Complaint without prejudice, and granted plaintiffs leave to amend on or before July 7, 2008. Rather than file an amended complaint, Plaintiffs agreed to voluntarily dismiss the Consolidated Complaint and the case was dismissed with prejudice on July 11, 2008. As of September 26, 2008, we have been served or are aware that we have been named as a defendant in approximately 146 product liability lawsuits pending in various state and federal courts within the U.S. as well as certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. in relation to the May 25, 2007 recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution. These suits involve allegations of personal injury to 174 consumers. Of these 146 cases, 127 have been filed in various U.S. courts, 13 in Canada and two in jurisdictions outside North America. None of the U.S. personal injury actions have been filed as purported class actions; however, ten of the Canadian personal injury matters seek class action status. In addition to personal injury suits, three U.S. and four Canadian matters have been filed as purported class actions by uninjured consumers seeking reimbursement for discarded product pursuant to various consumer protection statutes. These cases involve complex medical and scientific issues relating to both liability and damages. Moreover, most of the plaintiffs seek unspecified damages. Because of this, and because these types of suits are inherently unpredictable, we are unable at this time to predict the outcome of these matters. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in these matters; however, litigation may be both time-consuming and disruptive to our operations and cause significant expense and diversion of management attention, regardless of the merits of the cases. In recognition of these considerations, we could enter into settlements or incur judgments that, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations in any such period. While we are involved from time to time in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims, we are not currently aware of any other actions against us or Allergan, Inc. (Allergan) relating to the optical medical device business that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We may be subject to future litigation and infringement claims, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from selling our products. We operate in an industry susceptible to significant product liability claims. Product liability claims may be asserted against us in the future arising out of the 2007 Recall and/or events not known to us at the present time. Under the terms of the contribution and distribution agreement affecting our spin-off from Allergan, Allergan agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify us against, all current and future litigation relating to its retained businesses and we agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify Allergan against, all current and future litigation related to the optical medical device business.
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As a result of developments in the global economy and its impact upon the refractive industry, in particular, we are providing an update of the risk factor below. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Risks Relating to Our Business This excerpt taken from the EYE 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2008.
On August 24, 2007 and September 13, 2007, two purported class action complaints were filed by Scott Kairalla and Barry Galison (the Galison case), respectively, in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of our securities between January 4 and May 25, 2007. The Galison case was dismissed without prejudice on November 20, 2007. An amended consolidated complaint was filed on January 18, 2008 (Consolidated Complaint). The Consolidated Complaint alleges claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against us and certain of our officers and directors. The Consolidated Complaint alleges that we made material misrepresentations concerning our Complete MoisturePlus product. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint on February 29, 2008 on behalf of all defendants. On June 6, 2008, the Court granted AMOs motion, dismissed the Consolidated Complaint without prejudice, and granted plaintiffs leave to amend on or before July 7, 2008. Rather than file an amended complaint, Plaintiffs agreed to voluntarily dismiss the Consolidated Complaint and the case was dismissed with prejudice on July 11, 2008. As of March 28, 2008, we have been served or are aware that we have been named as a defendant in approximately 116 product liability lawsuits pending in various state and federal courts within the U.S. as well as certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. in relation to the May 25, 2007 recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution. These suits involve allegations of personal injury to 148 consumers. Of these 116 cases, 101 have been filed in various U.S. courts, 12 in Canada and three in jurisdictions outside North America. None of the U.S. personal injury actions have been filed as purported class actions; however, nine of the Canadian personal injury matters seek class action status. In addition to personal injury suits, three U.S. and four Canadian matters have been filed as purported class actions by uninjured consumers seeking reimbursement for discarded product pursuant to various consumer protection statutes. These cases involve complex medical and scientific issues relating to both liability and damages and are currently at an early stage. Moreover, most of the plaintiffs seek unspecified damages. Because of this, and because these types of suits are inherently unpredictable, we are unable at this time to predict the outcome of these matters. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in these matters; however, we could in future periods enter into settlements or incur judgments that, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations in any such period. While we are involved from time to time in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims, we are not currently aware of any other actions against us or Allergan, Inc. (Allergan) relating to the optical medical device business that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We may be subject to future litigation and infringement claims, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from selling our products. We operate in an industry susceptible to significant product liability claims. Product liability claims may be asserted against us in the future arising out of the 2007 Recall and/or events not known to us at the present time. Under the terms of the contribution and distribution agreement affecting our spin-off from Allergan, Allergan agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify us against, all current and future litigation relating to its retained businesses and we agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify Allergan against, all current and future litigation related to the optical medical device business.
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There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
This excerpt taken from the EYE 10-Q filed May 7, 2008.
On August 24, 2007 and September 13, 2007, two purported class action complaints were filed by Scott Kairalla and Barry Galison (the Galison case), respectively, in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of our securities between January 4 and May 25, 2007. The Galison case was dismissed without prejudice on November 20, 2007. An amended consolidated complaint was filed on January 18, 2008 (Consolidated Complaint). The Consolidated Complaint alleges claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against us and certain of our officers and directors. The Consolidated Complaint alleges that we made material misrepresentations concerning our Complete MoisturePlus product. We do not believe that the Consolidated Complaint has merit and intend to defend ourselves vigorously. We may incur substantial expenses in defending against the allegations. In the event of a determination adverse to us or our officers and directors, we may incur substantial monetary liability, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. As of March 28, 2008, we have been served or are aware that we have been named as a defendant in approximately 97 product liability lawsuits pending in various state and federal courts within the U.S. as well as certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. in relation to the May 25, 2007 recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution. These suits involve allegations of personal injury to 119 consumers. Of these 97 cases, 83 have been filed in various U.S. courts, 11 in Canada and three in jurisdictions outside North America. None of the U.S. personal injury actions have been filed as purported class actions; however, eight of the Canadian personal injury matters seek class action status. In addition to personal injury suits, three U.S. and four Canadian matters have been filed as purported class actions by uninjured consumers seeking reimbursement for discarded product pursuant to various consumer protection statutes. These cases involve complex medical and scientific issues relating to both liability and damages and are currently at a very early stage. Moreover, most of the plaintiffs seek unspecified damages. Because of this, and because these types of suits are inherently unpredictable, we are unable at this time to predict the outcome of these matters. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in these matters; however, we could in future periods enter into settlements or incur judgments that, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations in any such period. While we are involved from time to time in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims, we are not currently aware of any other actions against us or Allergan, Inc. (Allergan) relating to the optical medical device business that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We may be subject to future litigation and infringement claims, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from selling our products. We operate in an industry susceptible to significant product liability claims. Product liability claims may be asserted against us in the future arising out of the 2007 Recall and/or events not known to us at the present time. Under the terms of the contribution and distribution agreement affecting our spin-off from Allergan, Allergan agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify us against, all current and future litigation relating to its retained businesses and we agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify Allergan against, all current and future litigation related to the optical medical device business.
There have been no significant changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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This excerpt taken from the EYE 10-Q filed Nov 8, 2007.
On August 24, 2007 and September 13, 2007, two purported class action complaints were filed by Scott Kairalla and Barry Galison, respectively, in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of our securities between January 4 and May 25, 2007 (the Actions). The Actions allege claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against us and certain of our officers and directors. The Actions allege that we made material misrepresentations concerning our Complete MoisturePlus product. We do not believe that the Actions have merit and intend to defend them vigorously. We may incur substantial expenses in defending against the Actions. In the event of a determination adverse to us or our officers and directors, we may incur substantial monetary liability which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. While we are involved from time to time in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims (related to our May 2007 MoisturePlus Recall or otherwise), we are not currently aware of any other actions against us or Allergan relating to the optical medical device business that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We may be subject to future litigation and infringement claims, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from selling its products. We operate in an industry susceptible to significant product liability claims. Product liability claims may be asserted against us in the future arising out of the May 2007 MoisturePlus Recall and/or events not known to us at the present time. Under the terms of the contribution and distribution agreement affecting the spin-off, Allergan agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify us against, all current and future litigation relating to its retained businesses and we agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify Allergan against, all current and future litigation related to the optical medical device business.
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There have been no significant changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, except for the following items: This excerpt taken from the EYE 10-Q filed Nov 7, 2007.
On August 24, 2007 and September 13, 2007, two purported class action complaints were filed by Scott Kairalla and Barry Galison, respectively, in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of our securities between January 4 and May 25, 2007 (the Actions). The Actions allege claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against us and certain of our officers and directors. The Actions allege that we made material misrepresentations concerning our Complete MoisturePlus product. We do not believe that the Actions have merit and intend to defend them vigorously. We may incur substantial expenses in defending against the Actions. In the event of a determination adverse to us or our officers and directors, we may incur substantial monetary liability which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. While we are involved from time to time in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims (related to our May 2007 MoisturePlus Recall or otherwise), we are not currently aware of any other actions against us or Allergan relating to the optical medical device business that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We may be subject to future litigation and infringement claims, which could cause us to incur significant expenses or prevent us from selling its products. We operate in an industry susceptible to significant product liability claims. Product liability claims may be asserted against us in the future arising out of the May 2007 MoisturePlus Recall and/or events not known to us at the present time. Under the terms of the contribution and distribution agreement affecting the spin-off, Allergan agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify us against, all current and future litigation relating to its retained businesses and we agreed to assume responsibility for, and to indemnify Allergan against, all current and future litigation related to the optical medical device business.
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