Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM
3. Legal
Proceedings.
Jorgl
v. AIM ImmunoTech, Inc. et al. , C.A. No. 2022-0669-LWW (Del. Ch.)
On
July 29, 2022, Jonathan Jorgl (“Jorgl”) filed a complaint against the Company and the then-members of its Board of Directors,
Thomas Equels, William Mitchell, and Stewart Appelrouth, in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Jorgl Action”). The complaint
challenged the decision of the Company’s Board of Directors to reject Jorgl’s notice of intent to nominate two candidates
for election to the Company’s Board of Directors on the basis that the notice failed to comply with the Company’s bylaws.
The Complaint sought a declaration that Jorgl’s nomination was valid and effective and complied with the bylaws and that the Company
must list Jorgl’s candidates in its proxy materials, as well as a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and permanent
injunction enjoining defendants from taking any action to prevent Jorgl from exercising his alleged nomination rights and from making
any statements that disparage Jorgl’s candidates prior to or during the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders.
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Potter
Anderson was counsel to all the defendants in the Jorgl Action. On August 15, 2022, the Court denied Jorgl’s motion for temporary
restraining order, granted the motion to expedite, and scheduled a hearing on Jorgl’s preliminary injunction motion. After expedited
discovery and briefing, the Court issued an opinion on October 28, 2022, denying Jorgl’s motion for preliminary injunction. On
November 1, 2022, Jorgl and the other participants in his nomination efforts and attempted proxy contest announced in a press release
that they did not plan to proceed to trial or seek an appeal of the Court’s ruling denying the motion for preliminary injunction
and that the proxies they solicited would not be voted at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders. AIM held its annual meeting
of stockholders on November 3, 2022, and the stockholders re-elected Thomas Equels, William Mitchell, and Stewart Appelrouth as directors.
On April 20, 2023, Jorgl filed a motion to dismiss the Jorgl Action. On June 20, 2023, the Court entered an order dismissing the Jorgl
Action and retaining jurisdiction to adjudicate any related fee disputes.
On
July 20, 2023, defendants filed a motion to shift all litigation fees they incurred in connection with the Jorgl Action to Jorgl on the
basis that he brought the litigation in bad faith (the “AIM Fee Motion”). Also on July 20, 2023, Jorgl filed a motion to
shift certain legal fees to defendants that he incurred in connection with contesting a subpoena defendants served on the legal counsel
that advised Jorgl in his nomination efforts, Baker & Hostetler LLP (the “Jorgl Fee Motion”). The Delaware Court of Chancery
ruled on certain discovery motions in October 2023 pertaining to the AIM Fee Motion. Subsequently, at the parties’ request, the
Court directed the parties to file a joint status report within 21 days of the Delaware Supreme Court issuing a decision in the Kellner
action (described below). On August 2, 2024, after the parties submitted the joint status report, the Court entered a stipulated
scheduling order for the remaining briefing on the fee motions, which briefing was completed on September 24, 2024. On February 3, 2025,
the Court entered a letter ruling denying the AIM Fee Motion and the Jorgl Fee Motion. The case is now concluded.
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 appealed these judgments to the United States Court of Appeals for
the Eleventh Circuit, and secured a stay of the enforcement of the judgment spending the 11th Circuit Appeal. AIM’s appeal did
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. After mediation, Appellees filed answer briefs and Jorgl and Lautz filed motions for
sanctions seeking reimbursement of appellants Attorney’s fees. The appeal and Appellees ‘motions were fully briefed.
On
June 18, 2024, The Carlyle Appellate Law firm was engaged for the above referenced appeal. The Carlyle Appellate Law firm filed
a notice of appearance in that matter. AIM was exposed in this matter for the amount of those Judgments (which was bonded by AIM),
interest on those judgements, as well as potentially paying attorney’s fees in the event the appeal was unsuccessful. 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. After mediation, Appellees filed answer briefs and Jorgl and Lautz filed motions for sanctions seeking reimbursement
of appellants Attorney’s fees. The appeal and Appellees ‘motions were fully briefed. A bond in the amount of $366,762 was
posted by AIM for the sanctions to the court on behalf of AIM and counsel on June 21, 2024, pending the appeal.
On
April 4, 2025, the Appellate court upheld the decision of the lower court and the funds for the which were held in escrow were disbursed
in accordance with the ruling. After the funds were disbursed in the amount of $292,181 the court returned $74,581 to AIM on June
5, 2025. The case is now concluded.
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.
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 “the
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 issued a briefing schedule that
required that our opening brief was due on January 21, 2025 and Appellee’s response was due 30 days thereafter. We filed our
Answer. Appellee requested and was granted a 30-day extension. The Appellee sought and was granted an extension to file its
Appellee’s Brief until March 24, 2025. On March 24, 2025, Appellee filed its brief. Our Reply Brief was due two weeks
thereafter.
On
July 28, 2025 the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the September 10, 2024 Order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas dismissing
our complaint against BioLife Plasma Services, L.P. Judgement was entered dismissing the case. The parties had 14 days to seek En Banc
Review or further Appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court or to take other action in the Common Pleas Court, including reinstatement
of BioLife’s counterclaim for $96,000. No further action has been taken by either party. The case is now concluded.
ITEM
4. Mine
Safety Disclosures.
Not
Applicable.
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