Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item
3. Legal Proceedings
On
April 4, 2017, Randolph Pain Relief and Wellness Center (“RPRWC”) filed an arbitration demand with the American Arbitration
Association (the “Arbitration”) seeking to arbitrate claims against MTBC, Inc. (“MTBC”) and MTBC Acquisition
Corp. (“MAC”). The claims relate solely to services provided by Millennium Practice Management Associates, Inc. (“MPMA”),
a subsidiary of MediGain, LLC, pursuant to a billing services agreement that contains an arbitration provision. MTBC and MAC jointly
moved in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Somerset County (the “Chancery Court”) to enjoin the
Arbitration on the grounds that neither were a party to the billing services agreement. On May 30, 2018, the Chancery Court denied
that motion and MTBC and MAC appealed. The Chancery Court ordered the Arbitration stayed pending the appeal.
On
April 23, 2019, the Appellate Division reversed the Chancery Court’s ruling that MTBC is required to participate in the
Arbitration and remanded the case for further proceedings before the Chancery Court on that issue. The Appellate Division upheld
the Chancery Court’s ruling that MAC was required to participate in the Arbitration. The parties completed discovery in
the remanded matter, and both MTBC and RPRWC filed cross-motions for summary judgement in their favor. On February 6, 2020, the
Chancery Court denied RPRWC’s motion for summary judgment and granted MTBC’s motion for summary judgment, holding
that MTBC cannot be compelled to participate in the Arbitration. RPRWC has informed MTBC that it does not intend to appeal the
Chancery Court’s ruling and that it intends to move forward solely against MAC in the Arbitration. On March 25, 2020, the
Chancery Court lifted the stay of arbitration relative to RPRWC and MAC.
Due
to conflicting information provided by RPRWC, it is unclear what the extent of the claimed damages are in this matter which at
this time appear to be entirely speculative. According to its arbitration demand, RPRWC seeks compensatory damages of $6.6 million,
plus costs, for MPMA’s alleged breach of the billing services agreement. On June 12, 2020, in response to a directive from
the arbitrator, RPRWC disclosed a statement of damages to MAC in which it increased its alleged damages from $6.6 million and
costs to $20 million and costs. On July 24, 2020, RPRWC disclosed a declaration to MAC, in which RPRWC estimates its damages to
be approximately $11 million plus costs. MAC intends to vigorously defend against RPRWC’s claims. If RPRWC
is successful in the Arbitration, MTBC and MAC anticipate the award would be substantially less than the amount claimed.
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Please
see “Risk Factor - Acquisitions may subject us to liability with regard to the creditors, customers, and shareholders
of the sellers.” in Part 1, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
From
time to time, we may become involved in other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. Including the
proceedings described above, we are not presently a party to any legal proceedings that, in the opinion of our management, would
individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated results of operations, financial position
or cash flows of the Company.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
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