Item 1. Legal Proceedings
ITEM
1: Legal Proceedings
Since
the filing of the June 30, 2024 Form 10-Q:
AIM
ImmunoTech, Inc. v. Tudor, et al., in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Ocala Division, Case No. 5:2022cv00323.
On April 22, 2024, the District Court issued an order granting-in-part Lautz and Jorgl’s Rule 59(e) and Rule 11 motions, respectively.
The court entered an order finding Jorgl and Lautz were entitled to recover attorney’s fees and costs and entered judgment on behalf
of Jorgl for $216,936, and on behalf of Lautz for $76,473. AIM has appealed these judgments
to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and secured a stay of the enforcement of the judgments pending the 11th
Circuit Appeal. AIM’s appeal does not seek damages. AIM filed its initial brief on September 4, 2024. The parties attended mediation
on November 5, 2024. The parties did not reach an agreement, and mediation impassed. The Appellees’ brief is due on December 5,
2024.
On
June 18, 2024, The Carlyle Appellate Law firm was engaged for the above referenced appeal. It is anticipated that a Notice of appearance
by Carlyle has been filed in that matter. AIM is exposed in this matter for the amount of those Judgments (which have been bonded by
AIM), interest on those judgements, as well as potentially paying attorney’s fees in the event the appeal is unsuccessful.
Kellner
v. AIM ImmunoTech Inc. et al., in the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, Case No. 3, 2024. On January 16, 2024, the Delaware Supreme
Court granted-in-part Kellner’s motion to expedite and scheduled oral argument before the en banc Delaware Supreme Court for April
10, 2024. On April 10, 2024, the en banc Delaware Supreme Court heard oral argument from AIM and Kellner in this matter and took the
matter under consideration. On July 11, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a decision affirming in part and reversing in part the
Court of Chancery’s December 28, 2023 opinion, and not remanding the matter to the Court of Chancery. The Supreme Court held that
certain of the bylaws adopted by the board were legally invalid and inequitable. The board has subsequently revised the bylaws to address
and correct said deficiencies. The Delaware Supreme Court also held that no further action was required with respect to Kellner’s
rejected nominations because Kellner and his nominees engaged in deceptive conduct during the nomination process, including by submitting
false and misleading information in connection with their nominations. Prior to this appeal, the Vice Chancellor noted in her December
28, 2023 post-trial decision, that “‘[t]he context in which the Board received’ the Kellner Notice ‘cannot be
ignored.’ The Kellner Notice followed a proxy contest where Jorgl became an AIM stockholder solely to front a nomination and shield
undisclosed persons behind the scenes. Those persons included two white collar criminals—one of whom had become increasingly hostile
to AIM and had misrepresented himself as an AIM representative to third parties. It would have been obvious to the Board that the new
nomination behind Kellner carried over from the prior year. Chioini was a constant, Deutsch remained involved (now as a nominee), and
Baker Hostetler continued to advise the effort. The threat to return ‘guns blazing’ in 2023 came to fruition.”
On
July 26, 2024, Kellner filed a Motion for Reargument, requesting the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware to reconsider certain aspects
of its ruling and requesting clarification that the trial court retains jurisdiction for any fee applications. By order dated July 29,
2024, the Supreme Court denied Kellner’s Motion for Reargument, directed that the case be closed, and specifically ruled that “The
case is not remanded for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs” and deemed that the “this Case is Closed.”
On
August 27, 2024, counsel to Kellner delivered to us a demand for certain books and records under Section 220 of the DGCL, and a letter
requesting that we reimburse him for his fees and expenses incurred in the Kellner litigation. In the request for fee reimbursement letter,
Kellner stated that he was prepared to file an action in the Delaware Court of Chancery to require AIM to pay his fees and expenses if
the matter could not be resolved without court intervention. By letter dated, November 8, 2024, AIM, through its counsel, denied the
request, noting, among other things, that the Delaware Supreme Court issued an order on July 29, 2024, denying Kellner’s Motion
for Reargument of the appeal in the Kellner litigation, directing that the case be closed, and specifically ruling that “[t]he
case is not remanded for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs.”
BioLife
On
September 6, 2024, the parties filed a Stipulation with the Court dismissing the counterclaims, without prejudice, in order to allow
the Superior Court (appellate) to consider the Appeal issues without the need for duplicate trials. The Stipulation was accepted by the
Court on October 17, 2024 dismissing the counterclaims. On October 7 we perfected our Appeal in the Superior Court. On November 7, 2024,
we served our Concise Statement of Matters Complained of on Appeal. The Superior Court has not yet issued a briefing or argument schedule
on the matters to be considered on appeal. No estimate can be made at this time regarding the scheduling or ultimate determination of
the matters set forth in the Petition and the underlying issues presented in the appeal. No judgement can be made at this time of the
likelihood of the Company prevailing on its claims.
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