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Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 13, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted Health Discovery Corporation’s (“HDC” or the “Company”) motion for summary judgment in full and entered judgment in favor of all defendants on all counts in the shareholder derivative lawsuit brought by Vennwest Global Technologies, Inc. (“Vennwest”). The Vennwest lawsuit, which was initially filed in September 2020, alleged misconduct by the Company and its board of directors (“Board”) in connection with approving a series of loans to HDC by certain directors and shareholders of HDC. The Vennwest lawsuit contains virtually identical claims against HDC that shareholders William Quirk and Cindy Bear had alleged, which lawsuit was also dismissed. The loans at issue were sought by the Company to allow it to meet its financial obligations in connection with litigation that was ongoing at the time. The District Court found that the loans were presented to and approved by the Board, in all respects, in compliance with Georgia’s conflicting interest transaction statutes, requiring the dismissal of all claims asserted by the plaintiff. The judgment affords HDC the recovery of its costs associated with the lawsuit (which does not include the recovery of its legal fees).
The Court’s order and judgment represent a complete refutation of these baseless claims and a total vindication of the Company’s longstanding position that these claims were entirely without merit and served only to distract the Company and deplete its resources to the detriment of its shareholders.
Board member Colleen Hutchinson stated: “We are gratified by the decision of the Court in this matter. Now that this matter has been resolved, the Board looks forward to focusing on the development of the Company’s technology without the unnecessary distraction and cost that this lawsuit has caused over the previous four years.”
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| Dated: September 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ Colleen Hutchinson |
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Colleen Hutchinson Board Member | ||
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