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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
10.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

We are periodically involved in various litigation that arises in the ordinary course of business and operations.  There are no such matters pending that we expect to have a material impact on our financial position or operating results.  Legal costs associated with the resolution of claims, lawsuits, and other contingencies are expensed as incurred.

In November 2019, a class action lawsuit seeking unspecified damages was brought by a stockholder in the Federal District Court in Los Angeles, California, and subsequently transferred to the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas, against the Company and members of its current and former management relating to our announcement of the circumstances leading to our restatement.  We believe that suit was without merit, and the suit was withdrawn by the plaintiff in April 2020; however, there can be no assurance that additional litigation against the Company and/or its management or Board of Directors might not be threatened or brought in connection with matters related to our restatement.

Delisting of the Company’s Common Stock

As previously disclosed, the Company was unable to timely file the Delinquent Filings due to the Restatement Process.  As a result, on February 18, 2020, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq indicating that, unless the Company timely requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), the Company’s common stock would be subject to suspension and delisting from Nasdaq due to non-compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).  On May 1, 2020, the Panel granted the Company’s request to remain listed on Nasdaq, subject to the Company filing all current and overdue quarterly and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 10, 2020.  Because the Restatement Process was not complete by such date, Nasdaq suspended trading in our stock on Nasdaq as of August 13, 2020. Our stock has since traded on the OTC Link (previously “Pink Sheets”) operated by OTC Markets Group under the symbol “TLFA.”  Nasdaq denied our appeal of this decision, and our stock was formally delisted on February 9, 2021.  We intend to reapply for Nasdaq listing once the Company has made the required Exchange Act filings.

SEC Investigation

The Company has self-reported to the SEC information concerning the internal investigation of accounting matters described in the Explanatory Note included in Part I, Item 1 of this Comprehensive Form 10-K and in Note 2, “Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements”.  Subsequently, the Division of Enforcement of the SEC informed the Company that it had initiated an investigation into the Company’s historical accounting practices.  The Company is fully cooperating with the investigation and is in discussions with the SEC regarding a possible negotiated resolution.  In October 2020, an agreement (which was updated on May 12, 2021) in principle was reached on the material terms of such a resolution, which includes an agreement by the Company to pay a $0.2 million penalty.  However, this provisional resolution is still subject to finalizing the necessary documents and obtaining final approval from the SEC, which cannot be assured.  Accordingly, as of December 31, 2020, a $0.2 million liability has been recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.