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Note 3 - Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 3 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Settlement and Legal

 

On August 27, 2021, a putative securities class action complaint captioned Baron v. HyreCar Inc. et al., Case No. 21-cv-06918, was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Company; its Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Furnari; and its former Chief Financial Officer, Robert Scott Brogi. The proposed class period is May 14, 2021 to August 10, 2021, inclusive. The complaint asserts claims and seeks damages for alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, alleging that the defendants made material misrepresentations or failed to disclose material facts that (1) the Company had materially understated its insurance reserves; (2) the Company had failed to pay valid insurance claims incurred prior to the class period; (3) the Company had incurred significant expense transitioning its new third-party insurance claims administrator and processing claims incurred from prior periods; (4) the Company did not appropriately price risk in its insurance products and was experiencing elevated claims incidence as a result; (5) the Company reformed its claims underwriting, policies and procedures in response to high claims severity and customer complaints; and (6) as a result, the Company’s operations and prospects were misrepresented.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, the deadline for lead plaintiff applications was October 26, 2021, and on that day, four applications for appointment of lead plaintiff and lead plaintiff’s counsel were filed, with the motions set for hearing on November 29, 2021. As provided in the Court’s order on the parties’ scheduling stipulation, the selected lead plaintiff must file a consolidated or amended complaint, or notify the court that it intends to rely on the current complaint, within 14 days of entry of an order appointing lead plaintiff and lead plaintiff’s counsel, and defendants then have 21 days to move to dismiss or otherwise respond to the operative complaint.  The Company believes that the allegations in this lawsuit are without merit and will vigorously defend against them. The Company’s chances of success on the merits are still uncertain and any possible loss or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.