Legal Proceedings.
−Removed: October 31, 2024, Eli Lilly and Company filed a complaint against us in the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division.
−Removed: The complaint
−Removed: alleges causes of action against us for false and misleading advertising and promotion in violation of Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham
−Removed: and false advertising, in connection with the Company’s TRIM product, and seeks (a) a declaratory judgment, an injunction
−Removed: from falsely stating or suggesting that our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets are approved by FDA, have been the subject of clinical
−Removed: studies, or achieve certain therapeutic outcomes;
−Removed: engaging in any unfair competition with Eli Lilly;
−Removed: and engaging in any deceptive or
−Removed: (b) an order requiring the Company and its officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys and all persons acting in
−Removed: concert or participation with any of them, to engage in corrective advertising by informing consumers that:
−Removed: our oral dissolvable tirzepatide
−Removed: tablets do not contain the same formulation as MOUNJARO® or ZEPBOUND®;
−Removed: our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets do not contain
−Removed: the same dosage as MOUNJARO® or ZEPBOUND®;
−Removed: our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets are not and have never been approved by FDA;
−Removed: our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets have never been studied in clinical trials;
−Removed: and our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets have
−Removed: never been demonstrated to be safe or effective;
−Removed: (c) an order directing the Company to file with the court and serve on Eli Lilly’s
−Removed: attorneys, thirty (30) days after the date of entry of any injunction, a report in writing and under oath setting forth in detail the
−Removed: manner and form in which it has complied with the court’s injunction;
−Removed: (e) an order requiring the Company to account for and pay
−Removed: to Eli Lilly any and all profits arising from the foregoing acts of alleged false advertising;
−Removed: (f) an order requiring the Company to
−Removed: pay Eli Lilly compensatory damages in an amount as of yet undetermined caused by the false advertising and trebling such compensatory
−Removed: damages for payment to Lilly in accordance with 15 U.S.C.
−Removed: § 1117 and other applicable laws;
−Removed: (f) an order requiring the Company to
−Removed: pay Eli Lilly all types of monetary remedies available under Texas state law in amounts as of yet undetermined caused by the foregoing
−Removed: acts of unfair competition;
−Removed: (g) pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on all damages;
−Removed: and (h) attorney’s fees.
−Removed: initial Complaint asserted two claims:
−Removed: (i) false advertising under the federal Lanham Act;
−Removed: and (ii) common law deceptive advertising.
−Removed: The Company moved to dismiss the second claim, arguing that Texas does not recognize such a claim.
−Removed: Thereafter on January 30, 2025, Eli
−Removed: Lilly responded by filing an amended complaint wherein it removed the 2 nd cause of action.
−Removed: On February 24, 2025, the Company filed its response along with its affirmative defenses and concluding with a
−Removed: motion to dismiss.
−Removed: the Action was filed, management responded by making changes to its website;
−Removed: specifically, removing the allegedly offending references
−Removed: to FDA studies.
−Removed: The product is no longer identified on the MangoRx website, the product cannot
−Removed: be purchased and no sales have been made.
−Removed: The Company, by and through counsel, has been attempting to resolve the matter, but intends
−Removed: to vigorously defend the matter if an early resolution is not reached.
+Added: a description of our material pending legal proceedings, see “Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies”, to the consolidated
+Added: financial statements included in “ Item 8.
+Added: Financial Statements and Supplemental Data ” of this Report.
impact and outcome of litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from
time to time that may harm our business.
−Removed: The above claims and others, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure by us of
−Removed: significant financial and managerial resources.
+Added: The claims and others, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure by us of significant
+Added: financial and managerial resources.
We may become involved in additional material legal proceedings in the future.
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