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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 12 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is engaged from time to time in legal matters and proceedings arising out of its normal course of business. The Company establishes a liability related to its legal proceedings and claims when it has determined that it is probable that the Company has incurred a liability and the related amount can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that an obligation is reasonably possible, the Company will, if material, disclose the nature of the loss contingency and the estimated range of possible loss, or include a statement that no estimate of the loss can be made.

 

On September 28, 2018, Credit Cash filed a complaint against Maslow, Vivos Holdings, Vivos Acquisitions, LLC, Mr. Doki, Mrs. Valleru (the “Parties”) and other defendants in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for, among other things, breach of contract of the Maslow and HRCN Credit Facilities and their respective guaranties in relation to the November 15, 2017 agreement (the “DNJ Action”). On October 30, 2018, Credit Cash filed a motion to intervene in an action pending in New York State, Monroe County, filed by HCRN and LE Finance, LLC against the Parties and other defendants (“NY State Action”). On December 10, 2018, the Parties entered into a settlement agreement for the purpose of settling certain claims related to the DNJ Action only. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, certain repayment terms were agreed upon between Credit Cash and the Parties, but Credit Cash did not relinquish the right to pursue any claims related to the NY State Action, nor to pursue any remedies against any of the parties in relation to the November 15, 2017 agreement. Because the Parties acknowledged and agreed, that the Credit Cash relationship benefitted Parties other than Maslow, certain of the Parties and their related parties, executed and delivered to the Company that certain Agreement for the Contingent Liquidation of the Common Stock of Maslow Media Group, Inc., dated as of October 28, 2019 (the “Liquidation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Liquidation Agreement the parties thereto pledged shares of Company Common Stock to Maslow to be used to obtain releases from the Lenders defined therein, including Credit Cash and its affiliates. The Liquidation Agreement permits Maslow to either transfer the shares to the Lenders in satisfaction of the outstanding obligations or to arrange for the sale of the shares and using the cash to satisfy such obligations.

 

On October 9, 2018, Maslow Media Group, Inc. was named as a defendant in an Affidavit of Confession of Judgment filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in relation to a case brought by Hop Capital, which the defendants collectively agree to pay a sum of $400 to Hop Capital. Maslow Media Group, Inc. is named as one defendant among six other defendants, all of which are entities related to the Vivos Group. The claim brought by Hop Capital against the defendants in this case is in relation to a Merchant Agreement dated October 4, 2018; an agreement to which Maslow Media Group, Inc. was not a party. As such, Maslow Media Group, Inc. contends that being named in the Affidavit of Confession of Judgment as a defendant was made in error and is currently seeking to have its name removed from Affidavit of Confession of Judgment as a defendant. As of March 2021, we have not been contacted again on this matter, nor have we been notified on any developments The Company will defend itself from this case.

 

On or about February 17, 2020, the Company, as plaintiff, filed a complaint with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland against Vivos Holdings, LLC, Vivos Real Estate Holdings, LLC and Naveen Doki, to enforce Maslow’s rights under certain promissory notes and a personal guarantee made by the defendants. The case is proceeding. The Company believes that it will be granted a judgment in its favor. The Company intends to continue to vigorously prosecute this litigation.

 

On February 28, 2020, Healthcare Resource Network, LLC filed a complaint against Maslow in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland alleging that Maslow participated with the Vivos Group to financially harm the plaintiff. The plaintiff has not specified any alleged damage caused by Maslow and the Company believes any claims are without merit. The Company will defend itself from this case.

 

On March 16th, 2020, CC Business Solutions, a division of Credit Cash NJ, LLC domesticated a foreign judgement in the Montgomery County Circuit Court system again Health Care Resources Network (HCRN), Maslow Media Group, Vivos Holdings, LLC, Vivos Acquisitions, LLC, Naveen Doki and Silvija Valleru.  This foreign judgement relates to Vivos Holdings adding Maslow Media Group as a guarantor on a loan made to Health Care Resources Network which is in default by HCRN and Vivos Holdings.  Foreign judgement total is $820. This judgement relates to the default on the settlement agreement dated December 10, 2018 referenced above.

 

On May 5th, 2020, Libertas Funding, LLC domesticated a foreign judgement in the Montgomery County Circuit Court system again Health Care Resources Network (HCRN), Maslow Media Group, Vivos Holdings, LLC, Vivos Acquisitions, LLC, Vivos IT, LLC, Vivos Global Services, LLC, Alliance Micro, Inc. and Naveen Doki.  This foreign judgement from the State of New York relates to loans the Vivos Group took out by adding Maslow Media Group additional collateral.  This loan is currently in default. Foreign Judgement total is $229.

 

On May 5th, 2020, Kinetic Direct Funding domesticated a foreign judgement in the Montgomery County Circuit Court system again Health Care Resources Network (HCRN), Maslow Media Group, US IT Solutions Inc., 360 IT Professionals, Alliance Micro, Inc. and Naveen Doki.  This foreign judgement from the State of New York relates to loans the Vivos Group took out by adding Maslow Media Group as additional collateral.  This loan is currently in default. Foreign Judgement total is $579.

 

On May 5th, 2020, Libertas Funding, LLC domesticated a foreign judgement in the Montgomery County Circuit Court system again Health Care Resources Network (HCRN), Maslow Media Group, Vivos Holdings, LLC, Vivos Acquisitions, LLC, Vivos IT, LLC, Vivos Global Services, LLC, Alliance Micro, Inc. and Silvija Valleru.  This foreign judgement from the State of New York relates to loans the Vivos Group took out by adding Maslow Media Group additional collateral.  This loan is currently in default. Foreign Judgement total is $229.

 

On or about May 6, 2020, the Defendants filed with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland a Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaint for Damages, Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Jury Demand (the “Counterclaim”), The Company believes that the Counterclaim has no merit. The Company will vigorously defend itself and its indemnified officers, directors and other parties as permitted by the Company’s organizational documents. The Company and the other Counterclaim defendants have moved to have the Debt Collection Suit and the Counterclaim stayed pending the outcome of the Arbitration described below. Trial on this matter is scheduled for March 2021.

 

On or about June 5, 2020, the Company submitted a Claimant’s Notice of Intention to Arbitrate and Demand for Arbitration (the “Arbitration”) with the American Arbitration Association in New York, and to the Respondents thereto: Naveen Doki; Silvija Valleru; Shirisha Janumpally (individually and in her capacity as trustee of Judos Trust); Kalyan Pathuri (individually in his capacity as trustee of Igly Trust) and Federal Systems (the “Respondents”). The Arbitration alleges that the Respondents breached the Merger Agreement in a number of significant respects and committed fraud in connection with the Merger. The Company is seeking damages which if granted will likely be the remedy set forth within the Merger Agreement which is in whole or in part shares of Company Common Stock received by the Respondents in connection with the Merger. The Company has brought a motion to compel the Arbitration which is currently being decided by the Federal Courts in New York. The Company believes a strong basis for the motion exists, but no assurance can be given that it will be granted. Regardless, the Company intends to pursue claims under the Merger Agreement in whatever venue is required.

 

On June 12, 2020, Igly Trust, a Vivos entity, asked the Texas court for an injunction requiring the Company to provide a shareholder list and to hold a shareholder meeting. On October 20, 2020, the Texas court denied the injunction but, incongruously, dismissed all the Vivos plaintiffs for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Company appealed the dismissal because the court had jurisdiction over Igly Trust once it made affirmative claims in Texas and because the Court’s order denying the injunction is an important precedent for establishing that the directors under Texas law retain control of shareholder lists and determining the timing of shareholder meetings.

 

On December 23, 2020, at a hearing in the Maryland District Court, a motion by the Vivos Group to compel a shareholder meeting was summarily dismissed. The judge agreed with the Company that permitting the Vivos Group to vote their shares at a meeting of shareholders could materially harm the interests of the Company as a whole, its employees and minority shareholders. This judge will be presiding over a full trial regarding these matters over a two-week period starting on October 4, 2021, absent any COVID-19 disruptions that could affect scheduling.