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Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies  
Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies

Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal

 

National Council for Science and the Environment, Inc. v. Trunity Holdings, Inc., Case No.. 2015 CA 009726 B, Superior Court for the District of Columbia, Civil Division.

 

This action was filed on December 16, 2015 by the National Council for Science and the Environment, Inc. (“NCSE”) in the state court in the District of Columbia against Trunity Holdings, Inc. (“Trunity”) and alleges claims for Breach of Contract. Acknowledgement of Indebtedness and Settlement Agreement and Quantum Meruit arising out of an agreement entered into between NCSE and Trunity in 2014. The Complaint seeks damages in the amount of $177,270, inclusive of attorney’s fees, costs and accrued interest, continuing interest in the amount of 12% per annum and attorney’s fees and costs of collection relating to the case. The Company in its answer on January 27, 2016, denied the material allegations made by NCSE, asserted a number of affirmative defenses and filed a counterclaim alleging claims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and unjust enrichment. In its counterclaim, the Company will seek actual and compensatory damages against NCSE that it believes exceed the amount sought by NCSE on its claims, pre-judgment interest, punitive damages and all costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by the Company in bringing its claims against NCSE.

 

On February 19, 2016, NCSE filed a motion to dismiss the counterclaim, and the Company has filed its brief in the opposition to that motion. A hearing is scheduled in second quarter 2016 on the motion. No discovery has been conducted by the parties yet, and no trial date has been set by the court. We have recorded a liability as of March 31, 2016 based on our best estimate of the probable exposure pertaining to the claim.