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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
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Note 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On April 3, 2016, fifty (50) individuals purporting to be professional models and/or actresses, filed a civil suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company, I.M. Operating, LLC, The Executive Club, LLC, and Robert M. Gans (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging images of the plaintiffs were used without their consent for commercial purposes on websites and social media outlets to promote gentlemen’s clubs operated by the Defendants or licensees of the Defendants.  The lawsuit further alleges that the unauthorized use of these images created, among other things, the false impression that these individuals either worked at, or endorsed, one or more of such clubs.  The lawsuit asserts causes of action under Section 43 of the Lanham Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1), premised on a theory of false endorsement and/or association; New York Civil Rights Law §§ 50-51; New York’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act, New York General Business Law § 349; defamation; as well as various common law torts, namely negligence, conversion, unjust enrichment and quantum meruit.  The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages, punitive damages, as well as attorneys’ fees and costs.  The lawsuit also seeks an injunction permanently enjoining the use of the individuals’ images to promote, via any medium, any of the clubs.  Given that this lawsuit is in its preliminary stages, it is not possible at this juncture to ascertain the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome.  However, the Defendants, including the Company, intend to vigorously defend themselves against the claims asserted against them in this lawsuit.
 
Management evaluated subsequent events through the date of this filing and determined that no additional events have occurred that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.