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Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Financial Covenants
 
On
March 17, 2020,
the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary ThermoGenesis Corp. entered into a Manufacturing and Supply Amending Agreement
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with CBR Systems, Inc. (“CBR”) with an effective date of
March 16, 2020 (
the “Amendment”). The Amendment amends the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement entered into on
May 15, 2017
by the Company and CBR (the “Original Agreement”). The Amendment, among other things, amends the Original Agreement by reducing from
$2.0
million to
$1.0
million the required amount of cash and short term investments, net of debt or borrowed funds, that the Company and ThermoGenesis Corp. must have at the end of any month to avoid being in default under the Original Agreement.
 
The Company was in compliance with this financial covenant as of
March 31, 2020.
 
Warranty
The Company offers a warranty on all of its non-disposable products of
one
to
two
years. The Company warrants disposable products through their expiration date. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary.
 
The warranty liability is included in other current liabilities in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The change in the warranty liability for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2020
is summarized in the following table:
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2019
  $
277,000
 
Warranties issued during the period
   
30,000
 
Settlements made during the period
   
(133,000
)
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period
   
(31,000
)
Balance at March 31, 2020
  $
143,000
 
 
Contingen
cies and Restricted Cash
In fiscal
2016,
the Company signed an engagement letter with a strategic consulting firm (“Mavericks”). Included in the engagement letter was a success fee due upon the successful conclusion of certain transactions. On
May 4, 2017,
a lawsuit was filed in California Superior Court against the Company and its Chief Executive Officer by the consulting firm, which argued that it was owed a transaction fee of
$1,000,000
under the terms of the engagement letter due to the conversion of the Boyalife debentures in
August 2016.
In
October 2017,
to streamline the case by providing for the dismissal of claims against the Company’s Chief Executive Officer based on alter ego theories and without acknowledging any liability, the Company deposited
$1,000,000
with the Court, which was recorded as restricted cash. The trial completed in
February 2020
with an adverse jury verdict in favor of Mavericks in the total amount of
$1,000,000.
As a result, the Company recorded in other current liabilities a
$1,400,000
loss in general and administrative expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2019.
The loss includes the
$1,000,000
transaction fee and an estimated
$400,000
in interest due. The
$1,000,000
deposited with the court will be used to settle the transaction fee. At the conclusion of the trial,
no
judgment had been entered as the parties were disputing whether the defense of equitable estoppel should bar entry of judgment and the proper pre-judgment interest start date. In
April 2020,
the Company received notice that equitable estoppel defense was denied by the Court. After that ruling, Mavericks and the Company reached agreement for the interest start date and the total amount of Mavericks trial related expenses that must be reimbursed by the Company as result of the verdict. On
May 1, 2020
the parties agreed that the Company would pay Mavericks
$480,000,
representing
$369,000
for interest and
$111,000
for trial related expenses. Additionally, the Company agreed
not
to contest the jury verdict and allowing the Court to release the
$1,000,000
cash bond deposited by the Company early in the litigation to Mavericks, effectively ending the case.
 
In the normal course of operations, the Company
may
have disagreements or disputes with customers, employees or vendors. Such potential disputes are seen by management as a normal part of business. As of
March 31, 2020,
except as disclosed, management believes any liability that
may
ultimately result from the resolution of these matters will
not
have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows.