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The Company continuously makes expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations but cannot predict the full amount of such future expenditures.
−Removed: On January 31, 2014, the Comstock Residents Association (“CRA”) and two of its members filed a civil action in the Third Judicial District Court in Lyon County, Nevada (“District Court”) against the Lyon County Board of Commissioners (the “Commissioners”) and the Company, asking the District Court to reverse the Commissioners’ decision to grant a master plan amendment and zone changes that were approved by the Commissioners in 2014 (“Application”).
−Removed: Prior to the approval of the Application, the master plan designation and zoning precluded mining on certain property of the Company in the area of Silver City, Nevada.
−Removed: On January 11, 2021, the Nevada Supreme Court issued a final order affirming the District Court's judgment in favor of Lyon County and Comstock Mining.
−Removed: On January 29, 2021, the CRA filed a Petition for Rehearing to the Nevada Supreme Court.
−Removed: On February 25, 2021, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order denying a rehearing.
−Removed: On March 8, 2021, the CRA filed a Petition for En Banc Reconsideration to the Nevada Supreme Court.
−Removed: On April 9, 2021, the Nevada Supreme Court responded to the petition by issuing an order denying en banc reconsideration, once again, in favor of Lyon County and Comstock Mining.
−Removed: On July 30, 2021 Judge Estes of the Third Judicial District Court in Lyon County, Nevada ruled in favor of Lyon County and Comstock Mining and awarded attorney fees and costs to be paid by the plaintiffs in the sum of $50,000 to Lyon County and $203,151 to Comstock Mining.
−Removed: On August 27, 2021 the CRA filed a notice of appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court.
−Removed: On or about February 27, 2020, we received notice that three former employees had filed a complaint with OSHA regarding alleged wrongful termination of employment in 2019, seeking backpay, front pay, compensatory damages, interest, legal fees and other costs.
−Removed: On September 8, 2021, OSHA notified the three former employees that it was dismissing their complaint after OSHA was informed that the former employees were instead planning to file a complaint in federal court.
−Removed: On August 20, 2021, the former employees filed a lawsuit against the Company, its Board of Directors, its Audit and Finance Committee, its Chief Executive Officer and certain of its managers for wrongful employment termination.
−Removed: We believe those terminations were lawful and we are vigorously defending the complaint.
−Removed: At December 31, 2021 and 2020, we have accrued severance and related costs in connection with this lawsuit, which is recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
−Removed: From time to time, we are involved in claims, investigations and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business.
+Added: On November 21, 2022, The Comstock Residents Association (the "CRA") filed a Petition for En Banc Reconsideration in the Nevada Supreme Court in response to the latest of several previous orders by the Nevada Supreme Court and the Third Judicial District Court in Lyon County, Nevada, all of which have been issued in favor of the Company and/or the Lyon County Board of Commissioners since the CRA initially filed civil actions in 2014 related to the Company's mining rights in Lyon County.
+Added: No response to the Petition for En Banc Reconsideration is to be filed unless requested by the court.
+Added: On January 19, 2023, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order denying the En Banc Reconsideration.
+Added: On August 20, 2021, former employees of the Company filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the Company, its Board of Directors, its Audit and Finance Committee, its Chief Executive Officer and certain of its managers for the termination of their employment.
+Added: On March 4, 2022, the Company and the former employees agreed to a $350,000 settlement.
+Added: We paid the settlement in full during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and the litigation has been dismissed.
+Added: From time to time, we are involved in claims and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business.
There are no matters pending that we expect to have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
−Removed: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
+Added: ITEM 4 MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, we are required to disclose items believed to be violations of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, any health and safety standard, or any regulation, as administered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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