Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. 10-K

Item 3. Legal Proceedings. From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. Below is a description of our outstanding pending litigation matters. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in the below described or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. On June 5, 2020, we filed suit against Ortho-Tain, Inc. (“ Ortho-Tain ”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado seeking relief from certain false, threatening, and defamatory statements to our business affiliate, Benco Dental (“ Benco ”). We believed such statements have interfered with our business relationship and contract with Benco, causing harm to our reputation, loss of goodwill, and unspecified monetary damages. On February 12, 2021, we amended our complaint to add claims for false advertising and unfair business practices, as well as additional variants of the original claims to address Ortho-Tain’s alleged false advertising campaign against us in the fall of 2020. Our amended complaint sought permanent injunctive relief to prevent what we believe are defamatory statements and interference with our business relationships by Ortho-Tain. On July 22, 2020, Ortho-Tain, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Company, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, R. Kirk Huntsman, Benco Dental Supply Co., Dr. Brian Kraft, Dr. Ben Miraglia, and Dr. Mark Musso (the “Illinois Ortho-Tain Case”). The complaint in the Illinois Ortho-Tain Case addressed the same events as the suit we filed against Ortho-Tain in June 2020 as described above. The complaint in the Illinois Ortho-Tain Case alleged violation of the Lanham Act and an alleged civil conspiracy among the defendants to violate the Lanham Act by an alleged false designation of origin related to a presentation given by Dr. Brian Kraft at an event sponsored by us and Benco Dental. Ortho-Tain also alleged that the actions of the defendants diverted sales from Ortho-Tain, deprived Ortho-Tain of advertising value and resulted in a loss of goodwill to Ortho-Tain. Ortho-Tain further alleges two separate breach of contract actions against Dr. Brian Kraft and Mr. Huntsman. Ortho-Tain’s allegation of breach of contract against Mr. Huntsman, relates to a Non-Disclosure Agreement entered into in October 2013 with Mr. Huntsman’s prior entity, Xenith Practices, LLC, which Non-Disclosure Agreement expired pursuant to its terms in October 2016. On September 9, 2020, we moved to dismiss the claims against it in the Illinois Ortho-Tain Case. On October 23, 2020, we filed a motion requesting, in the alternative, that if the case is not dismissed, it be transferred to the Colorado action described above or stayed. On May 14, 2021, the United States District Judge entered an order granting our motion to stay this case pending the outcome of a substantially similar, first-filed suit by us is pending in the United States District Court. In light of the stay, the District Court denied, without prejudice, our pending motion to dismiss. On March 2, 2023, the District Court lifted the stay. The Defendants renewed their motions to dismiss. On August 23, 2024, the District Court of Colorado issued its order partially granting the motions to dismiss, including dismissing Defendants Benco Dental Supply Co. and Dr. Mark Musso. Ortho-Tain subsequently sought leave to amend its Complaint to try and address the deficiencies identified by the District Court of Colorado in its August 23, 2024 order. The Defendants opposed the Motion for Leave to Amend, and, on October 9, 2024, the District Court of Colorado held a hearing to address the Motion for Leave to Amend. The District Court of Colorado denied Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint without Prejudice. The Parties submitted a Joint Discovery Plan to the District Court on October 21, 2024. On October 22, 2024, the District Court ordered the parties to exchange Rule 26(a)(1) initial disclosures by November 22, 2024 and Initial Written Discovery to Be Issued by the same date, which the parties completed. The parties continued with discovery and have provided additional status reports to the District Court on January 6, 2025, February 24, April 7, May 5, June 11, July 9, August 6, 2025, August 26, 2025, and September 16, 2025. On October 23, 2025, the parties attended a mediation in an effort to resolve their disputes and agreed upon principal terms of a confidential settlement. On March 13, 2026, we entered into a confidential joint settlement and release agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Ortho-Tain. The Settlement Agreement resolved any claim for relief that was, or could have been alleged in the foregoing litigation matters. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, we will pay Ortho-Tain a confidential sum and, among other considerations, not make use of the phrase “Guide” or “Guides” in the formal product name of any of our oral appliance products and cease direct solicitation and training of independent dental professionals in the use of any Vivos pre-formed tooth positioner products that are competitive with Ortho-Tain. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. Not applicable. - 62 - PART II