Note 16 — Commitments and contingencies

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business.

In December 2024, a former shareholder of the Company (the “Shareholder”) filed a complaint against the Company and other entities and individuals affiliated with the Company in the Orange County Superior Court of California, alleging financial losses related to his investment in entities affiliated with the Company. The Shareholder claims he invested approximately $500,000 and later sold his shares for $7 million but alleges that, absent interference by an initial public offering organizer, the shares could have been sold for $9 million. Accordingly, he claims to have lost a potential gain of $2 million. In September 2025, the Shareholder submitted a request to the Orange County Superior Court of California for dismissal of the complaint without prejudice and the compliant was dismissed accordingly. The Company filed a memorandum of costs in October 2025 for a claim for attorney fees, and the Shareholder then filed a motion to tax the memorandum of costs filed by the Company. On April 6, 2026, the court denied the Company’s claim for attorney fees, and granted the Shareholder’s motion to tax costs, resulting in no cost award issued in the Company’s favor.

Except as set forth above, we are not currently a party to any legal proceeding that we believe would adversely affect our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows and are not aware of any material legal proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities.