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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
SUBSEQUENT EVENT.  
Subsequent Events

11.  Subsequent Events

 

Litigation

 

State Court and Federal Court Actions

 

As reported above under Note 10, the State Court action was dismissed and closed on July 17, 2018 at the request of the parties. On August 7, 2018, the parties entered into the Settlement Agreement by which the parties agreed to dismiss the Federal Court action with prejudice. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, the Federal Court has not yet entered an order of dismissal in the Federal Court action.

 

Shareholder Class Action Lawsuits

 

As of the date of this Quarterly Report, the Company is aware of one purported class action lawsuit naming the Company and its former CEO and former CFO as defendants. The complaint, which was filed on July 27, 2018 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleges that, from that period of March 16, 2018 through June 26, 2018, the defendants violated certain federal securities laws by disseminating false and misleading information. The lawsuits seeks damages sustained by the class and an award of plaintiffs’ costs and attorneys’ fees. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, no lead plaintiff has been appointed, no class has been certified and the Company has not been served with the complaint.