Legal Proceedings
−Removed: or about February 25, 2020, the Company, as plaintiff, filed a complaint with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland against
−Removed: Vivos Holdings, LLC, Vivos Real Estate Holdings, LLC, and Dr.
−Removed: Doki, to enforce Maslow’s rights under certain promissory notes and
−Removed: a personal guarantee made by the defendants.
−Removed: August 9, 2021, Reliability filed an additional claim in the Debt Collection Suit and Vivos Default Counterclaim in the Circuit Court
−Removed: of Montgomery County, Maryland against Doki, Valleru, Pathuri, Janumpally, Igly, and Judos, that the Respondents breached the Merger
−Removed: Agreement in a number of significant respects and committed fraud in connection with the Merger.
−Removed: September 7, 2021, the Company entered in Arbitration and Tolling Agreements with alleged shareholder Naveen Doki, M.D., and his affiliates
−Removed: and all other persons who were parties to the pending litigation previously reported in the Texas, New York and Maryland courts and before
−Removed: the American Arbitration Association.
−Removed: The Agreements call for the stay or dismissal of the pending litigation, with the parties agreeing
−Removed: to resolve their disputes before a single arbitrator in Maryland.
−Removed: The parties also agreed to maintain the status quo in corporate governance
−Removed: and related matters pending a final non-appealable judgment confirming any award in arbitration.
−Removed: The parties also signed a Tolling Agreement
−Removed: to toll the statute of limitations following the dismissal of a pending litigation.
−Removed: August 2, 2022, VREH filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in the District Court of Maryland.
−Removed: This action prevented the Arbitrator
−Removed: from providing any ruling relating to Note II in the arbitration case at the time of his award.
−Removed: August 24, 2022, the Company filed a motion to stay the VREH Bankruptcy filing to allow the Arbitrator to rule on the claims against
−Removed: The motion to lift the stay was granted by the court on September 16, 2022 after the initial award by the Arbitrator.
−Removed: August 31, 2022, the Arbitrator issued an award (the “Award”) with the Company with MMG prevailing on their claims.
−Removed: and MMG were awarded the following:
−Removed: award in favor of MMG against Vivos under Note I (as defined in the Award) in the amount of $3,458, with interest thereon from September
−Removed: 30, 2022, at the rate of 4.5% per year;
−Removed: award as to Note II (as defined in the Award) until and at such time as the automatic stay imposed by the United States Bankruptcy
−Removed: Court as a result of the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by VREH is lifted or the bankruptcy proceeding is terminated;
−Removed: award in favor of MMG against Vivos under Note III (as defined in the Award) in the amount of $800, with interest thereon from September
−Removed: 30, 2022, at the rate of 2.5% per year, plus collection costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in the effort
−Removed: to collect Note III;
−Removed: award in favor of MMG against Naveen under the Personal Guaranty (as defined in the Award) in the amount of $2,309, plus interest
−Removed: thereon at the rate of 6% per year from the date of the Award;
−Removed: award in favor of the Company against Naveen, Valleru, Janumpally, individually and as Trustee of Judos Trust, and Pathuri, as Trustee
−Removed: of Igly Trust, jointly and severally, for contract damages of $1,000, to be satisfied by the transfer of their shares of the Company
−Removed: common stock to the Company equal in value to $1,000, valued as of the date of the Award, in accordance with the provisions of Section
−Removed: 9.06(d) of the Merger Agreement;
−Removed: award appointing a Rehabilitative Receiver for the Company under the deadlock situation provisions of Section 11.404(a)(1)(B) of
−Removed: the Texas Business Organizations Code, the primary function of which is to collect the contract and fraud damages, including costs,
−Removed: expenses and fees provided in the Award, due to the Company, with matters regarding such receivership to be set forth in a supplemental
−Removed: relief in favor of the Company and its officers and directors.
−Removed: to the receivership, the owners or holders of all of the shares of common stock of the Company received as a result of the conversion
−Removed: of 1,600 shares of common stock of MMG owed by Naveen and Valleru under the Merger Agreement shall not be entitled to vote any of those
−Removed: shares at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders of the Company during the period of the receivership.
−Removed: Upon the completion
−Removed: of the receiver’s primary function of collecting damages due to the Company, the receivership shall terminate and the restrictions
−Removed: on the rights of the shareholders of the Company imposed by the Award shall be lifted.
−Removed: May 17, 2023, the Arbitrator issued an Amended and Supplemental Arbitration Award (the “Amended Award”), which included the
−Removed: will appoint a Rehabilitative Receiver in a Supplemental Award under Maryland law;
−Removed: award in favor of MMG and against VREH under Note II in the amount of $835 as of September 30, 2022 with interest thereafter at the
−Removed: rate of 5.5% per year.
−Removed: June 16, 2023, we learned that the principal amount due on 22 Baltimore Road had been satisfied via bankruptcy sale and thus the Fairfax,
−Removed: Virginia court released the VREH confessed judgement, meaning MMG was no longer listed as a guarantor.
−Removed: Subsequently,
−Removed: there were two supplemental awards issued by the Arbitrator on May 17, 2023 and October 10, 2023, the latter appointing a Rehabilitative
−Removed: Receiver whose primary purpose is to collect the Award, and who also has been granted specified powers as described in the 8-K released
−Removed: on October 19, 2023 as follows:
−Removed: Board members at each annual meeting, until such time the receiver’s appointment terminates,
−Removed: or approve the auditor,
−Removed: reasonable compensation and incentive plans for employees, except officers, of Reliability, and
−Removed: any other matter that is in the ordinary course of business.
−Removed: Receiver shall vote in accordance with the Board’s recommendations for all actions taken by it in the ordinary course of business.
−Removed: Receiver shall not have power to take any action to alter or change:
−Removed: Board of Directors of Reliability,
−Removed: corporate governance or structure of Reliability or Maslow, and
−Removed: authorized or issued stock of Reliability.
−Removed: October 27, 2023, the Arbitrator entered a third Supplemental Award of attorneys’ fees and expenses in favor of Reliability,
−Removed: Incorporated., individually and as agent for Maslow Media Group, Inc.;
−Removed: management and certain other named persons and parties
−Removed: against Naveen Doki;
−Removed: Silvija Valleru;
−Removed: Shirisha Janumpally, individually and as Trustee of Judos Trust;
−Removed: and Kaylan Pathuri,
−Removed: individually and as Trustee of Igly Trust, jointly and severally, in the amount of $1,209.
−Removed: following legal proceedings where Vivos Group borrowings impact MMG:
−Removed: September 2022, MMG learned that Vivos IT, LLC lawsuit against Second Wind Consultants (“SWC”) in May 2019 included MMG as
−Removed: The lawsuit brought claims of Fraud in the inducement, unjust enrichment and other monetary claims against SWC.
−Removed: The 5 parties
−Removed: suing SWC, included Vivos IT, LLC, Maslow Media Group, Suresh Venkat Doki, Naveen Doki and Silvija Valleru The lawsuit related to a debt
−Removed: restructuring services agreement secured by Suresh Doki, Naveen Doki, and Silvija Valleru to assist the following then owned Vivos entities:
−Removed: Maslow Media Group, Inc., Health Care Resources Network, Inc., Mettler & Michael, Inc., 360 IT Professionals, Inc.
−Removed: and US IT Solutions,
−Removed: Inc., SWC countersued all plaintiffs on September 30, 2019 seeking to collect the balance of $403 not paid by the Vivos Group.
−Removed: not disclosed to Maslow Management or to Reliability before the Merger closed on October 29, 2019.
−Removed: retained Counsel and filed a motion to include all original parties to the SWC agreement, as four of the original parties were not
−Removed: in the original filings (HCRN 360 IT, and US IT & Media Solutions).
−Removed: On September 11, 2023, we learned our motion was denied, however, on September 27, we filed a motion for reconsideration
−Removed: on grounds our counsel felt were compelling.
−Removed: The motion is currently being considered by
−Removed: To date MMG has spent $65 on legal fees related to this matter.
+Added: series of legal actions and hearings took place starting in March of 2020 with the Vivos Group over Merger agreement violations and Vivos
+Added: Group debt obligations.
+Added: Arbitration was agreed to in the fall of 2021 by both the Vivos Group and MMG with the proceedings commencing
+Added: in February 2022.
+Added: August 31, 2022, the arbitrator issued the Award with the Company and MMG prevailing on their claims.
+Added: The awards included citing of fraud
+Added: Supplemental awards were subsequently issued on May 17, 2023, October 10, 2023, and finally on October 27, 2023.
+Added: MMG was awarded the totals of all notes the Vivos Group had with MMG for its borrowings, the contracted interest, attorneys’ fees
+Added: and expenses of $1,209, and a contract damage of $1,000, to be satisfied by the transfer of their shares of the Company Common Stock
+Added: to the Company equal in value to $1,000.
+Added: The aggregate amount of the Awards totaled $7,779 as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: May 17, 2023 award also appointed a Receiver whose primary function is to collect the contract and fraud damages, including costs, expenses,
+Added: and fees provided in the awards.
+Added: December 29, 2023, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland signed orders entering all three arbitration awards as judgments
+Added: in Reliability’s case against the Vivos Group.
+Added: These orders became final on January 29, 2024 when the appeal period expired for
+Added: the defendants.
+Added: The judgments are good for 12 years and can be enrolled in other states.
+Added: Reliability has collectible judgments which
+Added: the Receiver is now eligible to pursue.
+Added: following represents legal proceedings where Vivos Group borrowings impact MMG:
+Added: September 2022, MMG learned that a Vivos IT, LLC lawsuit against SWC in May 2019 included MMG as a plaintiff.
+Added: The lawsuit related to
+Added: a debt restructuring services agreement secured by Suresh Doki, Naveen Doki, and Silvija Valleru to assist the following then-owned Vivos
+Added: Maslow Media Group, Inc., Health Care Resources Network, Inc., Mettler & Michael, Inc., 360 IT Professionals, Inc., and
+Added: US IT Solutions, Inc.
+Added: SWC countersued all plaintiffs on September 30, 2019 seeking to collect the balance of $403 not paid by the Vivos
+Added: This was not disclosed to MMG management or to Reliability before the Merger which closed on October 29, 2019.
+Added: MMG’s counsel filed a motion to
+Added: include all original parties to the SWC agreement, as two of the original parties were not in the original filings.
+Added: SWC filed a motion
+Added: for summary judgment and MMG responded on March 18, 2024 opposing the motion.
+Added: The next status conference related to SWC’s motion
+Added: for Summary Judgement is scheduled for July 24, 2024.
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