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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Lease termination

 

On August 10, 2017, we announced the planned closure of our office facilities located at 22 Audrey Place, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004, which housed our previous operations center and ceased use of the facilities in February 2018. In ceasing use of these facilities, we recorded a one-time non-cash charge of $474 to accrue for the remaining rent under the lease term, net of anticipated subtenant rental income. Effective June 30, 2018, we entered into a settlement agreement to exit this lease agreement, resulting in the Company recording a gain on settlement of $39. There were no such lease terminations during 2019.

 

Settlement of obligations

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company settled and/or wrote off obligations of $3,178 for $1,132 cash payment and recognized a gain of $2,046. $1,619 of this gain related to settlement of legacy sales commissions due to a third party vendor which were settled with a cash payment of $1,100 during the three-months ended December 31, 2019. The remaining settlements related to legacy accounts payable deemed to no longer be legal obligations to vendors.

 

In 2018, the Company settled and/or wrote off obligations of $313 for $58 cash payment and recognized a gain of $255. This obligation included $30 of accrued wage labor liabilities no longer anticipated to be pursued against the Company.

 

Litigation

 

(a) On August 2, 2019, the Company filed suit in Jefferson Circuit Court, Kentucky, against a supplier of Allure for breach of contract, breach of warranty, and negligence with respect to equipment installations performed by such supplier for an Allure customer. This case is in the early stages of litigation and, as a result, the outcome of each case is unclear, so the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the possible recovery, or range of recovery, if any.

 

On October 10, 2019, the Allure customer that is the basis of our claim above sent a demand to the Company for payment of $3,200 as settlement for an alleged breach of contract related to hardware failures of equipment installations performed by Allure between November 2017 and August 2018. The suits filed by and against Allure have been adjoined in the Jefferson Circuit Court, Kentucky in January 2020. This suit remains in the early stages of litigation and, as a result, the outcome of the suit and the allocation of liability, if any, remain unclear, so the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the possible liability, recovery, or range of magnitude for either the liability or recover, if any, at the time of this filing.

 

The Company has notified its insurance company on notice of potential claims and continues to evaluate both the claim made by the customer and potential avenues for recovery against third parties should the customer prevail.

 

On February 20, 2020, the Company and Allure filed a demand for arbitration against Seller for breach of contract, indemnification, and fraudulent misrepresentation under the Purchase Agreement. This demand included a claim for the right to offset the amounts owing under the Amended and Restated Seller Note due February 20, 2020. We have not paid the Amended and Restated Seller Note which is now past its maturity date. On February 27, 2020, Seller sent the Company a notice of breach for failure to pay the Amended and Restated Seller Note on the maturity date of February 20, 2020 and demanding immediate payment.

 

(b) The Company is not party to any other material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, as of March 11, 2020, and there were no other such proceedings pending during the period covered by this Report.

 

Termination benefits

 

Effective December 31, 2018, the Company entered into a separation agreement with Mr. Walpuck, the Company's former Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Walpuck and the Company agreed to a transition of Mr. Walpuck's duties commencing January 31, 2019. Mr. Walpuck began consulting for the Company commencing February 1, 2019, and such services ended May 1, 2019. Mr. Walpuck was paid $100 per hour, with a maximum of 80 hours each month during the term of the consulting arrangement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Walpuck's employment agreement, Mr. Walpuck received a total of $220 in severance payments in even monthly installments through December 2019. The Company agreed to fully vest all stock options of Mr. Walpuck, such options do not terminate as a result of Mr. Walpuck's termination of employment and remain exercisable throughout the term of the options.

 

On December 21, 2018, the Company announced certain restructuring activities following completion of its acquisition of Allure and accrued one-time termination benefits related to severance to the affected employees of $386. During the three-months ended December 31, 2018, cash payments for termination benefits were $31, with the remaining cash payments of $355 paid during the year-ended December 31, 2019.

 

On August 10, 2017, the Company announced that it was closing its New Jersey and Minnesota locations and accrued one-time termination benefits related to severance to the affected employees of $75 in the third quarter of 2017 which were included in general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. During the three-months ended June 30, 2018, the remaining cash payments for termination benefits were paid and no liability remains recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018.