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| Commitments and Contingencies |
8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Property Lease Obligations
Rental expense, resulting from property lease agreements was $158,603 and $55,079 for the three months ending June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively, and $284,379 and $90,974 for the six months ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2015, respectively
Following is a schedule by years of future minimum payments required under leases obligations with initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of June 30, 2016:
Accrued Litigation Expense
Legal Matters - The Company is involved in litigation claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Legal fees and other costs associated with such actions are expensed as incurred. In addition, the Company assesses, in conjunction with its legal counsel, the need to record a liability for litigation and contingencies. The Company reserves for costs relating to these matters when a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. There have been no material developments in any legal proceedings since the disclosures contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015, at which time the Company provided for an accrual of $1,840,891 to settle these claims. On November 20, 2015, the Company settled the Martin and Arey lawsuit for $150,000 cash, a promissory note for $250,000, and 512,820 share of common stock, having a value of $5,120. On November 24, 2015, the Company settled the Daniel Fournier lawsuit for $100,000 in cash. On December 14, 2015, the Company settled the RoadSafe lawsuit for $130,000, payable in 13 monthly installments of $10,000 in cash.
Related Party Advances
Through June 30, 2016, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provided cash advances witnessed by a note, and from time to time, advances for the Company’s behalf on credit cards the CEO is personally liable for, aggregating $377,278. Additionally, the Company entered into several secured equipment financing arrangements with total obligations of approximately $343,000 as of June 30, 2016 that required the guaranty of a Company officer, which was provided by the CEO. |