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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Note 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

On October 2, 2018, Contract Pharmacal Corp. (“Contract Pharmacal”) commenced an action, relating to a Sublease entered into between the Company and Contract Pharmacal in May 2018 with respect to the property formerly occupied by the Company’s former subsidiary, Welding Metallurgy, Inc (“WMI”), at 110 Plant Avenue, Hauppauge, New York. Contract Pharmacal sought damages for an amount in excess of $1,000,000 for the Company’s failure to make the entire premises available by what it claims was the Sublease commencement date. On July 8, 2021, the Court denied Contract Pharmacal’s motion for summary judgement. In the Order, the court granted Contract Pharmacal’s Motions to drop its claim for specific performance and to amend its Complaint to reduce its claim for damages to $700,000. Subsequently, Contact Pharmacal moved to amend its Complaint. The Company opposed and the Court denied the request to amend the Complaint. Contract Pharmacal filed a Motion to reargue which the Court denied on November 30, 2021. On March 10, 2022, Contract Pharmacal filed an appeal to the Court’s decision with the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division upheld the denial of Contract Pharmacal’s motion for summary judgement and upheld the denial of its motion to amend its Complaint. On March 28, 2024, Contract Pharmacal filed a motion to reargue the appeal previously denied by the Appellate Division. Pending a decision by the Appellate Division the Trial Court has adjourned the case.  Regardless of the decision by the Appellate Division, Contract Pharmacal will be required to file an amended complaint.  The Company has consistently disputed the validity of the claims asserted by Contract Pharmacal and continues to believe it has a meritorious defense to those claims based on, among other items, language in the Sublease. The Company intends to continue to dispute the validity of the claim asserted by Contract Pharmacal.

From time to time the Company may be engaged in various lawsuits and legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company is currently not aware of any legal proceedings the ultimate outcome of which, in its judgment based on information currently available, would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or operating results. There are no proceedings in which any of the Company’s directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder of its common stock, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.