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Commitments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments  
Commitments

Note 8 – Commitments

a.Leases  – The lease for our corporate office located at 340 Madison Avenue, New York, New York expires on March 31, 2025. Rent expense paid for this operating lease was approximately $110,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The lease for our sales office for 77 Greenwich located at 17 State Street, New York, New York expires on May 31, 2021. Rent expense paid for this operating lease was approximately $92,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The remaining lease obligation, excluding any extension options, for our corporate office and the sales office is approximately $2.6 million.

b.Legal Proceedings  The trustees for the multiemployer pension plan (the "Trustees") to which the January 2020 payment was made claimed in February 2020 that the multiemployer pension plan was due additional sums in excess of the amount set forth in the Plan. We advised the Trustees that if an action was taken to pursue a further claim against the Company, they would be in violation of the permanent injunction under the Plan and confirmation order. On May 1, 2020, the Trustees filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a judgment against the Company in the amount of $2,568,624, plus unliquidated amounts on account of the multiemployer pension plan. The Company believes that this suit lacks merit and intends to vigorously defend against this lawsuit.

In addition to this matter, in the normal course of business, we are also party to routine legal proceedings. Based on advice of counsel and available information, including current status or stage of proceeding, and taking into account accruals where they have been established, management currently believes that any liabilities ultimately resulting from litigation we are currently involved in will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position.