LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
−Removed: 10, 2024, Barry Berler (“Berler”), a co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer of the Company, commenced a lawsuit in
−Removed: the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Barry Berler v.
−Removed: Sharps Technology, Inc.
−Removed: and Alan Blackman, Case
−Removed: 2:24-cv-04787.
−Removed: In this case, Berler asserts (i) claims for damages of an aggregate of $456,000 for defendants’ alleged (1)
−Removed: breach of a consulting agreement with the Company (the “Consulting Agreement”) in the amount of $52,500, (2) failure to pay
−Removed: a bonus with a target of $216,000 under the Consulting Agreement, (3) $187,500, representing 50% of the severance payment paid by the
−Removed: Company to Mr.
−Removed: Blackman, the Company’s co-founder and former Chief Operating Officer and Co-Chairman (ii) a declaration that Berler
−Removed: is the rightful owner of 50% of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock (which preferred stock is no longer outstanding) and (iii)
−Removed: an injunction barring Blackman from voting the Preferred Stock and from transferring the Preferred Stock to the Company.
−Removed: has assumed Blackman’s defense pursuant to indemnification obligations.
−Removed: The Company has accrued for the claim for unpaid monthly
−Removed: consulting fees.
−Removed: No amounts have been accrued for the bonus and severance claims.
−Removed: The Company believes that Berler’s claims are
−Removed: without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously.
−Removed: On September 17, 2024, the Company filed an answer and counterclaims with respect
−Removed: thereto, including for recoupment of certain compensation the Company previously paid to Berler.
−Removed: On February 27, 2025 the Company filed
−Removed: an amended answer, counterclaims and third-party claims against Berler, Plastomold Industries Ltd.
−Removed: (“Plastomold”), Plasto
−Removed: Design Ltd and Plasto Design Solutions.
−Removed: This case is in the discovery stage.
−Removed: On June l7, 2024, Berler filed
−Removed: a demand for arbitration and statement of claim under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”)
−Removed: against the Company asserting claims for payment of $500,000 plus interest, under the Company’s royalty agreement with Berler, as
−Removed: amended, rescission thereof and reversion to Berler of the intellectual property rights subject thereto.
−Removed: The Company believes that Berler’s
−Removed: claims are without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously in connection with these claims.
−Removed: The Company filed an answer with counterclaims.
−Removed: This proceeding is in the discovery stage.
−Removed: On April 3, 2024, Plastomold commenced
−Removed: a lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Plastomold Industries Ltd v.
−Removed: Technology, Inc., Case No.
−Removed: 2:24-CV-02580, asserting claims for damages in the amount of $1.762 million for alleged (1) failure to pay
−Removed: invoices, of which approximately $1 million would relate to a maintenance agreement for units allegedly manufactured and sold using machinery
−Removed: that was defective and has never successfully produced any saleable products, (2) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair
−Removed: dealing, (3) unjust enrichment, and (4) conversion.
−Removed: Plastomold asserts it provided certain products and services to the Company for which
−Removed: its invoices were not fully paid.
−Removed: The Company believes that Plastomold’s claims are without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously
−Removed: and no amounts have been reserved at this point.
−Removed: On June 3, 2024, the Company filed an answer and affirmative defenses and counterclaim,
−Removed: which counterclaim is for damages that the Company believes would exceed the claims asserted by Plastomold, based on the insufficiency
−Removed: of Plastomold’s services and the results thereof, including the failure to provide machinery capable of reliably manufacturing the
−Removed: designated products in compliance with design specifications and functionality requirements, and with respect to which test results failed.
−Removed: This proceeding is in the discovery stage.
+Added: On October 6, 2025, the Company
+Added: entered into a confidential settlement agreement and release (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Barry Berler, Plastomold Industries
+Added: Ltd (“Plastomold”), Plasto Design Solutions (“PDS”), Plasto Design Ltd.
+Added: (“Plasto Design,” and together
+Added: with Plastomold and PDS as the “Plasto”) and Plasto Technology Group LLC (“Plasto Technology”), whereby the Company,
+Added: Berler, Plasto and Plasto Technology dismissed unconditionally and irrevocably release and discharge each other and their respective
+Added: representatives from and against any and all claims alleged in the Litigation (the “Settlement”).
+Added: The Settlement Agreement
+Added: also provides that neither party’s entry into the Settlement Agreement shall be deemed an admission of fault, responsibility, or
+Added: liability for any claim alleged in the Litigation.
+Added: Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company entered into definitive agreements,
+Added: including a bill of sale, assignment and assumption agreement providing for the transfer by the Company to Plasto Technology of certain
+Added: assets, and a contract for the transfer of business share providing for the assignment by the Company to Plasto Technology of all of
+Added: the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the issued and outstanding shares of Safegard Medical Kft, our Hungarian subsidiary.
+Added: In addition, the Company executed agreements for the transfer of certain patents and registered trademarks, along with the related goodwill
+Added: associated therewith.
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