5	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

(1) Janel is occasionally subject to claims and lawsuits which typically arise in the normal course of business. While the outcome of these claims cannot be predicated with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

(2) On June 22, 2012 (amended September 5, 2012), Fratelli Masturzo S.R.L., Clematis, S.R.L., Fratelli Longobardi S.R.L. and Pancrazio S.P.A. filed a law suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Queens against The Janel Group of New York, Inc., Ferrara International Logistics, Inc., Tutto Italia USA, LLC and Paul Sorvino Foods, Inc. (Case No. 018503/2012). The complaint alleges the non-payment of food product purchases totaling $186,728. On February 26, 2013, the Company filed an answer on behalf of The Janel Group of New York, Inc. and Ferrara International Logistics, Inc. denying the allegations.

(3) On June 27, 2012, Allegiance Retail Services, LLC and Foodtown, Inc. filed a law suit in the Supreme Court of New Jersey against Janel Ferrara Logistics, LLC d/b/a Paul Sorvino Foods. (Case No. UNN-L-2301-12). The complaint alleges the non-payment of invoices for the placing, merchandising, marketing and promoting of food products totaling $103,856. On March 27, 2013, the Company filed an answer denying the allegations and counterclaiming for breach of contract and for the return of amounts previously paid for the placing, merchandising, marketing and promoting of food products, and other damages, including costs of suit.

(4) On January 29, 2013, UGO Foods Corporation filed a law suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Queens against Janel World Trade, Ltd., The Janel Group of New York, Inc., Mann Global Enterprises, LLC as Successor in interest of Janel Ferrara Logistics, LLC. (Case No. 700302/2013). The complaint alleges the non-payment of food product purchases totaling $41,281. On February 27, 2013, the Company filed an answer on behalf of Janel World Trade, Ltd. and The Janel Group of New York, Inc. denying the allegations.

(5) On January 29, 2013, Branch Banking and Trust Corporation filed a law suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of New York against The Janel Group of New York, Inc., Mann Global Enterprises, LLC as Successor of Janel Ferrara Logistics, LLC. (Case No. 650322/2013). The complaint alleges the non-payment of food product purchases totaling $41,652. On February 27, 2013, the Company filed an answer on behalf of The Janel Group of New York, Inc. denying the allegations.

(6) On April 27, 2012, the Company’s subsidiary, Janel Group of Illinois, Inc. (“Janel Illinois”), filed a law suit in the Circuit Court for Cook County, Illinois (Case No. 2012 L 4574) against Q Marketing Group, Ltd. and its principals, Eduardo and Marie Gordon, for non-payment of invoices for freight services, and on September 14, 2012 obtained a default judgment against the defendants. In an effort to collect on the judgment, Janel Illinois filed to register the Illinois default judgment with the New York Supreme Court, and on August 1, 2013, subsequent to the period covered by this Quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the defendants filed an answer with unspecified counterclaims against Janel Illinois (Supreme Court of New York for Queens County, Index No. 702364/13) seeking damages of $500,000, punitive damages of $1,000,000 and sanctions of $10,000. The Company believes that the defendants have no meritorious defenses or counterclaims against the Illinois judgment and will vigorously continue to pursue payment from the defendants.