Been thinking about this, so, Dr. Kaplan has no problem responding (quickly I might add) to investors about a company that he stepped back from because he was being bothered by investors (2 months ago?) THe reply I got from him led me to believe that he was PO'd at the company for releasing news of his involvement prematurely.
To me, Dr. Kaplans response is the only one that matters because everyone else has a lot to lose if they come out of this looking bad.
The only way to handle this would have been a swift, public admission of this, too bad no questions about his involvement made it through to the conference call.