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