RELIABILITY INC 10-Q

Item 1. Legal Proceedings From time to time, the Company may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, 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. Except as set forth below, we are not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims against the Company. On or about February 17, 2020, the Company, as plaintiff, filed a complaint with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland against Vivos Holdings, LLC, VREH and Naveen Doki (the “Defendants”), to enforce MMG’s rights under certain promissory notes and a personal guarantee made by the defendants (the “Debt Collection Suit”). The aggregate amount of these obligations as of the balance sheet date is approximately $4,308. The case is proceeding. The Company believes that it will be granted a judgment in its favor. MMG has vigorously pursued this litigation but as of September 7, both parties agreed to have their case heard in front of a Maryland Arbiter (See Below). On or about May 6, 2020, the Defendants filed with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland a Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaint for Damages, Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Jury Demand (the “Vivos Default Counterclaim”), The Company believing the Counterclaim has no merit, continues to vigorously defended itself and its indemnified officers, directors and other parties as permitted by the Company’s organizational documents. The Company and the other Counterclaim defendants have moved to have the Debt Collection Suit and the Counterclaim stayed pending the outcome of the Arbitration described below in Intent to Arbitrate. On September 7 th , 2021 (see last paragraph below) both parties agreed to have all matters settled through a binding arbitration process which was cited as a remedy for merger violations in the merger agreement. This process is to be completed within 150 days of the execution of this agreement on September 7 th , 2021. On or about June 5, 2020, the Company submitted a Claimant’s Notice of Intention to Arbitrate and Demand For Arbitration (the “Arbitration”) with the American Arbitration Association in New York, and to the Respondents thereto: Naveen Doki; Silvija Valleru; Shirisha Janumpally (individually and in her capacity as trustee of Judos Trust); Kalyan Pathuri (individually in his capacity as trustee of Igly Trust) and Federal Systems (the “Respondents”). The Arbitration alleges that the Respondents breached the Merger Agreement in a number of significant respects and committed fraud in connection with the Merger. The Company is seeking damages which if granted will likely be the remedy set forth within the merger agreement which is in whole or in part shares of Company Common Stock received by the Respondents in connection with the Merger. The Company brought a motion to compel the Arbitration and the Respondents countered with a motion to dismiss Reliability’s Petition to Compel Arbitration to the Federal Courts in New York. On August 4, the US District Court, Southern District of New York, denied the Respondents motion to dismiss. On June 12, 2020, Igly Trust, a Vivos entity, asked the Texas court for an injunction requiring the Company to provide a shareholder list and to hold a shareholder meeting. On October 20, 2020, the Texas court denied the injunction but, incongruously, dismissed all the Vivos plaintiffs for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Company appealed the dismissal because the court had jurisdiction over Igly Trust once it made affirmative claims in Texas and because the Court’s order denying the injunction is an important precedent for establishing that the directors under Texas law retain control of shareholder lists and determining the timing of shareholder meetings. This matter has since been moved into a single binding arbitration proceeding in Maryland. After an extension was granted to Reliability’s “reply brief,” on June 2nd, 2021, Reliability, Incorporated, Maslow Media Group, Inc, Nick Tsahalis and Mark Speck filed an appellant’s brief in the Fourteenth District of Texas, Houston Texas to challenge the court’s prior ruling granting a special appearance to Igly Trust and to the Doki Shareholders. A response to the filed appellant brief has not yet been received. This matter has since been moved into a single binding arbitration proceeding in Maryland. 26 On December 23, 2020, after an evidentiary hearing before the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, a judge denied a motion by Vivos Holdings, LLC, VREH, Doki, Kaylan Pathuri (“Pathuri”), Judos Trust by Shirisha Janumpally, its trustee (“Judos”) and Igly Trust by Kaylan Pathuri, its trustee, (“Igly”) to compel a shareholder meeting based on the facts presented at trial. The judge also commented that, based on the evidence presented, management was performing its fiduciary duties to protect the Company despite adverse circumstances. A full trial to address the Company’s lawsuit to enforce the repayment of notes and the Vivos Group counterclaim, was scheduled to commence in early October but was preempted by an agreement by both sides to go to arbitration (See last paragraph). On January 20, 2021, Defendants and Counter/Third-Party Plaintiffs, Vivos Holdings, LLC (“Vivos”), Vivos Real Estate Holdings, LLC (“VREH”), Dr. Naveen Doki (“Doki”), Kaylan Pathuri (“Pathuri”), Igly Trust (“Igly”), Judos Trust (“Judos”), by counsel, filed a Notice of Appeal with the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland denying their Motion for Preliminary Injunction signed on December 23, 2020. However, the deadline to pursue the appeal lapsed absent additional filings by the Vivos Group. On August 9 th , 2021, Reliability filed an additional claim in the Debt Collection Suit and Vivos Default Counterclaim in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland against Doki, Valleru, Pathuri, Janumpally, Igly, and Judos, that the Respondents breached the Merger Agreement in a number of significant respects and committed fraud in connection with the Merger. The following legal proceedings where Vivos Group borrowings impacting MMG: On September 28, 2018, Credit Cash filed a complaint against MMG, Vivos, Vivos Acquisitions, LLC, Dr. Doki, Dr. Valleru (the “Parties”) and other defendants in the United States Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland for the District of New Jersey for, among other things, breach of contract of the MMG and HCRN Credit Facilities and their respective guaranties in relation to the November 15, 2017, agreement (the “DNJ Action”). On October 30, 2018, Credit Cash filed a motion to intervene in an action pending in New York State, Monroe County, filed by HCRN and LE Finance, LLC against the Parties, and other defendants (“NY State Action”). On December 10, 2018, the Parties entered into a settlement agreement for the purpose of settling certain claims related to the DNJ Action only. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, certain repayment terms were agreed upon between Credit Cash and the Parties, but Credit Cash did not relinquish the right to pursue any claims related to the NY State Action, nor to pursue any remedies against any of the parties in relation to the November 15, 2017, agreement. Certain of the Vivos Group executed and delivered to MMG that certain Agreement for the Contingent Liquidation of the Common Stock of Maslow Media Group, Inc., dated as of October 28, 2019 (the “Liquidation Agreement”), pursuant to which such Vivos Group pledged to MMG the shares of Company Common Stock they received in the Merger to provide the capital required to satisfy the Parties’ obligations under the Settlement Agreements. Vivos Group misrepresented upon the execution of the Liquidation Agreement to MMG the status of its obligations under the Settlement Agreement, which were, in fact, then in default. To date these Vivos Group have not cooperated with the Company to monetize those shares as contemplated by the Liquidation Agreement. The Company will take appropriate action to enforce its rights under the Liquidation Agreement, which actions will be dictated in part by the outcome of the Arbitration. On or about March 16, 2020, Credit Cash entered its New Jersey confession of judgment with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland. MMG needs to confirm whether this matter has been settled and if so whether MCA lenders and HCRN remitted payments to Credit Cash, and if so, which liens have been removed. Healthcare Resource Network Complaint: On or about February 17, 2020, the Company, as plaintiff, filed a complaint with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland against Vivos Holdings, LLC, Vivos Real Estate Holdings, LLC and Mr. Naveen Doki, to enforce MMG’s rights under certain promissory notes and a personal guarantee made by the defendants. The case is proceeding. The Company believes that it will be granted a judgment in its favor. MMG intends to continue to vigorously pursue this litigation. On September 3, 2020, MMG and HCRN entered into a Tolling Agreement pursuant to which HCRN dismissed MMG from this litigation without prejudice and agreed to forebear filing a new complaint or initiating any lawsuit or other legal proceeding against MMG until January 31, 2022. 27 On or about May 5, 2020, Kinetic Direct Funding domesticated a foreign judgement in the Montgomery County Circuit Court system again Health Care Resources Network (HCRN), Maslow Media Group, US IT Solutions Inc., 360 IT Professionals, Alliance Micro, Inc. and Naveen Doki. This foreign judgement from the State of New York relates to loans the Vivos Group took out by adding Maslow Media Group as additional collateral. This loan is currently in default. Foreign Judgement total is $579. There was a settlement reached on 10/1/2021 with both parties releasing each other of any and all claims with no assets changing hands. MMG needs to determine which lien releases have been filed. On July 21, 2021, MMG came to an agreement with Kinetic and Libertas for $475 to release MMG from being obligated to this Vivos Group debt. The intended shield to protect MMG from having to pay Vivos Group’s debt was the aforementioned Liquidation Agreement which Vivos Debtors refuse to comply with (as covered in Note 7). On September 7, 2021, the Company entered in Arbitration and Tolling Agreements with alleged shareholder Naveen Doki, M.D., and his affiliates and all other persons who were parties to the pending litigation previously reported in the Texas, New York and Maryland courts and before the American Arbitration Association. The Agreements call for the stay or dismissal of the pending litigation, with the parties agreeing to resolve their disputes before a single arbitrator in Maryland. The parties also agreed to maintain the status quo in corporate governance and related matters pending a final non-appealable judgment confirming any award in arbitration. The parties also signed a Tolling Agreement to toll the statute of limitations following the dismissal of a pending litigation. The binding Arbitration must be completed with 150 days of the agreement date which places the deadline date around February 4, 2022.