Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. The Company is not involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation, and, to the best of its knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we are a party or to which any of our properties are subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company, other than the following:
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On April 7, 2025, Bloomios, Inc., Infused Confections, LLC and Infusionz, LLC (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”), filed an action against the Company and each of its executive officers and directors, and Grove, Inc., which is the Company’s prior name. The action stems from Bloomios’ acquisition of Infusionz from the Company in October 2022. The Plaintiffs’ claims allege fraud, misrepresentation, and breach of contract, among other claims, and are seeking damages in an unspecified amount, plus punitive damages, and unspecified declaratory relief. The Company considers the action baseless. The Company was successful in obtaining the dismissal of individual Board members from this action and filed counterclaims for the approximately $19.5 million the Plaintiffs owe the Company from the transaction. The Company intends to seek reimbursement of all attorneys’ fees as a result of the false statements made by the Plaintiffs in the complaint.
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On December 20, 2024 MVW Holdings filed a lawsuit against E-Core Technology, Inc., an entity formerly owned by the Company, and also named the Company as a defendant. The lawsuit alleges trade dress infringement for certain packaging used by E-Core for a limited number of products. The Company denies all liability for the alleged conduct and no longer owns E-Core.
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On September 6, 2024, Eric Hanig filed suit against the Company and Cygnet Online, LLC in state court in Nevada for an alleged failure to pay $300,000 pursuant to a Letter Agreement. The Company denies all claims and filed counterclaims against Eric Hanig for fraudulently inducing it to enter into the Letter Agreement and for absconding with the balance of Cygnet Online, LLC’s bank account.
On March 14, 2024, Get Fit Fast Supplements, LLC, filed for arbitration against Cygnet Online, LLC, and Eric Hanig. The case is presently in active arbitration and is styled Get Fit Fast Supplements, LLC v. Cygnet Online, LLC, et al., American Arbitration Association Case No. 01-24-0003-1085. The foregoing action, and related actions that have been combined in the same arbitration, are principally a series of breach of contract and fraud cases related to the rights and obligations of the parties under the various transaction documents associated with the acquisition by the Company of Cygnet Online, LLC, and the acquisition, prior thereto, by Cygnet Online, LLC of Get Fit Fast Supplements, LLC. The parties are seeking monetary damages in their various claims and counterclaims against one another. The Company, on behalf of Cygnet, is vigorously defending all claims made against Cygnet in the arbitration. The Company is not a party to this arbitration.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a “smaller reporting company”, the Company is not required to provide the information required by this item.
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