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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company entered into an office lease dated April 1, 2019 with a primary term of one-year, plus two one-year extensions at the Company’s option. The base lease rate during the primary term is $2,000 per month, and the monthly rate during the optional extension will be increased to $2,080 and $2,163, respectively. The Company paid a total of $12,258 and $4,310 in rent and related fees during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Under the new standard for lease reporting, the Company recorded a Right of Use Asset (“ROU”) and an offsetting lease liability of $64,327 representing the present value of the future payments under the lease calculated using a 10% discount rate (the current borrowing rate of the company). The ROU and lease liability are amortized over the three-year life of the lease. The unamortized balances at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were ROU of $-0- and $29,157, respectively, current lease liability of $-0- and $23,754, respectively, and non-current lease liability of $-0- and $6,384, respectively. Additionally, the Company recognized accreted interest expense of $1,274 and $1,228 during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

On August 6, 2020, the Company, Messrs. John and Miller and certain affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York against Robert Koch, Bedford Investment Partners, LLC, Kaizen Advisors, LLC and certain other unnamed defendants. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Koch and the other defendants are attempting to extort the Company and Messrs. John and Miller to issue the defendants shares of the Company’s common stock which they claim are owed to them. The Company asserts that they have no oral or written agreement with Mr. Koch or any of his affiliates that entitle him to shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s complaint seeks actual damages in the amount of $5,000,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000,000. In response, the defendants filed their answer and counterclaim, repeating the same claims that caused the Company to file the lawsuit. On October 6, 2020, the Company moved for judgment on the pleadings to dismiss the defendants’ counterclaim in its entirety. On April 24, 2021, the Company’s motion was granted and all counterclaims were dismissed with prejudice, except the breach-of-contract and unjust enrichment claims. On June 04, 2021 the defendants filed a Second Amended Counterclaim pursuant to which on June 25, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss defendants’ Second Amended Counterclaim, which again asserted one breach-of-contract and one unjust enrichment counterclaim. Defendants have not yet opposed the motion.

 

The Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising from contracts or other matters from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation where the ultimate disposition or resolution could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.