BB, I do not think the FDA will attempt to punish AMRN. My view is that it may not matter because I believe that once the complete set of reslts from R-I are out, BP will be able to use the info to consider a bid for the company. Certainly, if the results were good and the FDA were not forthcoming, management would be more compelled to sell the company.
And it doesn't help our cause or the pps when AMRN specifically points that out in a CC as rationale for shelving development of AMR-102, essentially saying "we don't trust the FDA".