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9. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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9. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is not currently a party to any material pending legal proceedings. There are no material legal proceedings to which any property of the Company is subject.

 

The prior material legal proceeding that has now been concluded is the Settlement Agreement with Cornerstone Bank, entered into on or about May 7, 2012. The settlement with Cornerstone Bank was fully satisfied by the Company’s payment of $702,061 to Cornerstone Bank. Collateral held by Cornerstone in the form of 8,230,637 shares of Common Stock was returned to the Company. All obligations to Cornerstone have been satisfied. As a result of writing off the liability due to Cornerstone totaling $2,341,106 and the building asset and the accumulated depreciation totaling $1,028,778, the Company has recognized a gain on settlement of debt of $1,312,328.

 

During the period January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013, Pauline M. Muggli (“Muggli”), doing business as Internet Pro Designs, and Ron Simper (“Simper”) provided information technology consulting services (“IT Services”) to the Company. Muggli submitted invoices to the Company for IT Services allegedly performed at the request of the Company in excess of $60,000 (“IT Invoices”). The Company disputed the IT Services and the amount of the IT Invoices. Effective October 23, 2013, the Company, Muggli and Simper entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which the Company paid Muggli $3,000 in cash and 141,667 shares of Common Stock in exchange for a release of all claim that either Muggli or Simper have against the Company. The Company provided a similar release of all claims against Muggli and Simper. The cash has been paid and the shares have been issued to Muggli. General releases between the parties are in effect.

 

Freedom-2, Inc. and The General Hospital Corporation (“General Hospital”) are parties to a Master Agreement dated October 1, 1999 and associated License Agreement (collectively, “MGH Agreements”). Since entering into the MGH Agreements, Freedon-2 became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Freedom-2 allegedly owed General Hospital $69,095 under the MGH Agreements (“Debt”). The Company and Freedom-2, Inc. denied liability for the Debt, but elected to resolve the dispute without becoming involved in time consuming and costly litigation. Effective November 1, 2013, a settlement agreement was entered into between General Hospital, the Company and Freedom-2, Inc. pursuant to which all of the Company’s rights to five patents related to permanent, removable tissue markings were transferred to General Hospital. In exchange, General Hospital provided a general release of all claims, including the Debt. The Company provided General Hospital a general release of all claims. The settlement has been consummated and the general releases are in effect.

 

The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Freedom-2, Inc. and Brown University are parties to an Intellectual Property License Agreement dated May 16, 2009. Brown University asserted a claim against the Company and Freedom-2, Inc. for $400,000 under the Property License Agreement. Although the Company and Freedom-2, Inc. denied liability, they nevertheless wanted to resolve the dispute without becoming embroiled in time consuming and costly litigation. Effective December 9, 2013 a settlement agreement was entered into between Brown University, the Company and Freedom-2, Inc. pursuant to which the parties released each other for all claims relating to the Property License Agreement. In addition, the Company agreed to issue 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock to Brown University to consummate the settlement. The shares of Common Stock have been issued and the general releases are in effect.