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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that may arise in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the amount of potential liability the Company is likely to be found liable for otherwise incur as a result of these actions is not so much as would materially affect the Company’s financial condition.

 

In July 2014, the Company entered into an employment agreement with the Company’s president and chief executive officer. The agreement provides for a base annual salary of $162,500, a term of three (3) years, and contains a provision for an incentive-based cash bonus equal to one and one half percent (1.5%) of free cash flow (as calculated pursuant to a stated formula) up to a maximum of $500,000 for any single fiscal year. As of September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017 no amounts for bonuses had been earned or accrued under this provision. In addition to the bonus provision and the annual base salary, the employment agreement provides for payment of previously accrued base salary in the amount of $104,428 and vested deferred vacation compensation in the amount of $12,501 as of September 30, 2018 and are included in accrued payroll. The agreement further provides for severance compensation equal to the then base salary until the expiration of the term of the agreement. There is no severance compensation in the event of voluntary termination or termination for cause. In May 2017, the Company’s board of director’s, including the compensation committee thereof, reviewed the employment agreement for Mr. Malone and extended the term thereof, otherwise due to expire on July 23, 2017, through July 23, 2020.

 

In March 2015, the Company entered into an employment agreement with our now former vice president of research and development. Among other terms and provisions, the employment agreement provided specific executive-level responsibilities for a term of 3 years, unless otherwise extended or terminated by either party, either for cause, without cause, due to disability or death, or voluntarily. During the term of the employment agreement, and in addition to certain benefits, expense coverage and severance compensation, our former vice president of research and development was entitled to a base annual salary of not less than $120,000, as well as a royalty of 5% of the gross revenue, net of returns, for all revenues generated by products relying on the intellectual property assigned to the Company. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company has made payments to a company owned by our former Vice President of Research and Development under these arrangements. As of September 30, 2018, the Company has accrued approximately $2,955 in accrued royalties under this agreement as well as $23,750 for previously accrued base salary. In January 2018, our now former vice president of research and development resigned. See Notes 7 and 11.

 

The Company occupies an office building for its corporate headquarters located in Lake Park, Florida. In January 2015, the Company renewed a lease agreement with a shareholder for this 8,560 square foot facility under a five year lease agreement ending December 31, 2019 with an option to renew for one successive term of five years at the then current occupancy rates. The monthly rent, including sales and use taxes, is $7,319. In accordance with the terms of the leasehold agreement, the Company is responsible for all utilities, repairs and maintenance.

 

Total rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 for this facility, before adjustments of reclassified facilities cost for research and development, totaled $63,115 and $64,915, respectively.

 

On July 24, 2018, and as previously disclosed in our quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2018, the Company received a demand notice from counsel representing a holder of a Company-issued promissory note (which holder is also a shareholder) in the amount of $300,000 plus accrued interest at 10% APR and which promissory note had been overdue for over three years. Although, pursuant to such notice, legal action had been threatened in connection with this matter, as of the filing date of our quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2018, the Company was able to convince such note holder, pursuant strictly to a verbal agreement arrived at through counsel, to hold off for an indeterminate period on instituting legal proceedings aimed at enforcing collection from us of some or all of such amount. On October 3, 2018, however, the Company was served with a summons and complaint in an action initiated in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida by such note holder to recover the entirety of the outstanding obligation. As of October 19, 2018, and following extensive discussions with both the note holder and counsel for the note holder, the Company was able to convince such note holder, pursuant strictly to a verbal agreement arrived at through counsel, to withdraw the previously instituted action without prejudice and, once again, to hold off for an indeterminate period on instituting legal proceedings aimed at enforcing collection from the Company of some or all of such amount. At this time, there can be no assurance that another action on such note will not be re-initiated against us at some point, including the immediate future, and with or without any prior notice. Any such action, if brought and pursued to conclusion, would likely result in a judgment against the Company in an amount not less than $430,000, which, if enforced, would likely jeopardize our ability to continue as a going concern.