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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 5. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters 

 

On January 27, 2014, M. Richard Cutler and Cutler Law Group, P.C. (the “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 2014-03355, against Fuse, Alan Meeker, Rusty Shelton, Jonathan Brown, Robert H. Donehew and Golf Rounds.com, Inc. (the “Defendants”). On April 21, 2014, the complaint was dismissed for “want of prosecution.” The Plaintiffs had 30 days from April 21, 2014 to file a motion to reinstate the case and no timely action was taken by the Plaintiffs. However, the Plaintiffs did file a motion to reinstate on May 22, 2014 and it was granted. The Defendants argued a Motion to Dismiss before the court on July 25, 2014 and, on July 28, 2014, the court granted the motion and dismissed the Plaintiffs' (i) breach of fiduciary duty claim against all Defendants, (ii) suit on sworn account claim against all Defendants except Fuse, and (iii) quantum meruit claim against all Defendants except Fuse. The Defendants were also awarded attorneys' fees in the amount of $4,343. Discovery in this matter ended on March 25, 2015 and Plaintiffs failed to file any discovery requests during the period or seek an extension of the period. On April 27, 2015, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment in this matter for failure to prosecute. Also on April 28, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Non-Suit, which effectively withdrew the lawsuit against the Defendants without prejudice to Plaintiffs’ right to refile the lawsuit at any time subject to the applicable statute of limitations. The Defendants believe the lawsuit was completely without merit and will continue to vigorously contest it in the event that Plaintiffs refile their complaint.  

 

Richard Cutler is the sole principal of Plaintiff, Cutler Law Group, which provided legal representation to its client, Craig Longhurst (“Cutler’s Client”), that was interested in engaging in a transaction with Fuse and Golf Rounds.com, Inc. (“Cutler’s Failed Transaction”). The Plaintiffs had alleged that Cutler’s Failed Transaction failed to materialize notwithstanding the efforts of Mr. Cutler and his law firm to document the transaction. The Plaintiffs further had alleged that the Defendants continued to pursue a similar transaction without Cutler’s Client or the Plaintiffs. The Plaintiffs had claimed that the Defendants were responsible for damages in the amount of (i) $46,465 plus interest because Plaintiffs were not paid their legal fees by Cutler’s Client nor receive equity in Golf Rounds.com, Inc. that Plaintiffs hoped would be issued from Cutler’s Failed Transaction; (ii) $46,465 plus interest due to Defendants being unjustly enriched from Plaintiffs’ legal services to Cutler’s Client; (iii) $1,186,000 plus interest, being the alleged value of shares that Plaintiffs claimed to be entitled from Cutler’s Failed Transaction, which amount should allegedly be tripled as exemplary damages as a result of intentional fraud and/or negligent representations that some or all of the Defendants allegedly committed and that such conduct allegedly constitutes conspiracy to commit fraud; (iv) $1,186,000, allegedly arising from a breach of a Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreement to which Plaintiffs were not a party; (v) $1,000,000 for breach of fiduciary duty by the Defendants because they would have been directors and officers of the surviving corporation in Cutler’s Failed Transaction had it not failed and Defendants’ moving on to another transaction without Plaintiffs; and (vi) Plaintiffs’ attorneys fees and costs for having brought the action.