LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
−Removed: time-to-time, we may be involved in litigation or be subject to claims arising out of our operations or content appearing on our
−Removed: websites in the normal course of business.
−Removed: Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we
−Removed: currently believe that the final outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business.
−Removed: Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on our company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion
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−Removed: of our Daily Engage Media subsidiary, in July
−Removed: 2018 we filed a Verified Complaint
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−Removed: Florida (case number 502018CA008972)
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−Removed: July of 2018, Messrs.
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−Removed: along with a third party
−Removed: a minority owner in Daily
−Removed: Engage Media prior to our acquisition
−Removed: of that company, filed a Complaint in
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−Removed: 8-cv-11357-ES-SCM) against our
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−Removed: to Dismiss has been pending and ripe for a decision since October 2018.
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+Added: time-to-time, we may be involved in litigation or be subject to claims arising out of our operations or content appearing on our websites
+Added: in the normal course of business.
+Added: Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we currently believe
+Added: that the final outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business.
+Added: Regardless of the outcome,
+Added: litigation can have an adverse impact on our company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other
+Added: 2020, Synacor, Inc commenced an action against MediaHouse, LLC, Inform, Inc.
+Added: and the Company, alleging the sum of approximately $230,000
+Added: was owed based on invoices provided in 2019 in respect to that certain Content Provider & Advertising Agreement with MediaHouse.
+Added: This is recorded as an accrued liability as of December 31, 2020.
+Added: There was an understanding reached in principle with MediaHouse,
+Added: subject to finalization and execution of a definitive agreement, in or about December 1, 2021.
+Added: former employee of the Company filed a suit against the Company, MediaHouse, Inc., and Gregory A.
+Added: Peters, a former Executive, (the “Defendants”)
+Added: alleging two counts of defamation.
+Added: Any potential losses associated with this matter cannot be estimated at this time.
+Added: Encoding.com,
+Added: (“Encoding”) was a former digital media customer of MediaHouse.
+Added: Encoding had a long overdue outstanding receivable from
+Added: MediaHouse’s predecessor company, Inform, Inc.
+Added: MediaHouse did not assume the liability at acquisition.
+Added: In 2020, the Company and
+Added: Encoding agreed to settle the overdue receivable through the issuance of 175,000 warrants to purchase Company stock with a $1.00 exercise
+Added: This is recorded as an accrued liability as of December 31, 2020 and the warrants were issued in May of 2021.
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