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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

On February 22, 2017, we were served with a summons and complaint with respect to a breach of contract action filed in Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles County, by Statewide Beverage Company, Inc. (“Statewide”), a former distributor of the Company’s products, whose distribution agreement, with the Company had terminated effective November 2016 for “cause” (non-payment of invoices within the applicable grace period provided in the distribution agreement). The complaint alleged that the distribution agreement was terminated without “cause” and sought unspecified damages consisting of termination payments and fees which would be due upon a termination without “cause,” but not on a termination for “cause” as well as certain invasion fees allegedly due under the terms of the distribution agreement. The Company settled this case as of July 19, 2018 for three cash payments over a five (5) month period through January 1, 2019 totaling $750,000 and the issuance of 60,000 restricted shares of our common stock, valued at $4.66 per share. Accordingly, the total impact of this settlement amounted to $1,029,600.

In addition to the foregoing, from time to time, we may become party to litigation or other legal proceedings that we consider to be a part of the ordinary course of our business.

The Company has entered into distribution agreements with liquidated damages in case the Company cancels the distribution agreements without cause. Cause has been defined in various ways. It is management’s belief that no such agreement has created any liability as of December 31, 2018.

The Company entered into an office lease with a related party (see note 11) effective October 2015. The monthly rent amounts to $12,452 per month until October 2019 and then increases to $12,826 per month until the termination of the lease in October 2020. Future annual minimum payments required under operating lease obligations at December 31, 2018 are as follows:

Future Minimum Lease Payments

Year ending December 31,		Amounts
2019		$	150,175
2020			128,259
Total		$	278,434

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The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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