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Other Liabilities
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012
Other Liabilities:  
Other Liabilities Disclosure

In September 2008, Jet One Group, Inc. ("Jet One") commenced an action against Halcyon Jets Holdings, Inc., the Company’s predecessor, and several of our former officers, directors and employees in the United States District Court for the southern district of New York, alleging, among other matters, that the Company’s predecessor fraudulently induced Jet One to enter into a Letter of Intent to acquire Jet One's business. The Complaint alleged that the Company violated the federal Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act, the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the New York consumer fraud and Business law statutes and committed various common law torts, and sought compensatory damages of $15 million and treble or punitive damages of $45 million. On August 14, 2009, the Court dismissed the complaint without prejudice to Jet One's right to re-file the lawsuit.

 

The Company and the other defendants, in February 2009, filed a motion to dismiss the counts of the complaint for violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and for civil conspiracy for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. On March 22, 2010, all the defendants in the Nassau County Action filed a Verified Answer, Counterclaims and Third-Party Complaint denying any liability to Jet One.  In addition, the Company and the former subsidiary re-asserted the defamation claims that had previously been asserted against Jet One and its principals in the discontinued case described above; and the Company asserted a breach of contract claim against Jet One and its principals relating to a $150,000 promissory note executed in favor of its predecessor by Jet One and personally guaranteed by Jet One’s principals. There has been no action in the matter since the filings in March 2010 and Management does not believe that there is any risk of material liability from the action.

 

Except as set forth above, there are no other pending or threatened legal proceedings against the Company.  Based on the advice of counsel, it is management's opinion that we have made adequate provision for potential liabilities, if any, arising from potential claims arising from litigation, governmental investigations, legal and administrative cases and proceedings. In connection with the sale of the Company’s Halcyon Jet subsidiary to the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer the Company was indemnified by the buyer against any liability which may arise from the above litigation.