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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may become a party to lawsuits involving various matters. The impact and outcome of litigation, if any, is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm its business.

 

 

On October 31, 2024, Eli Lilly and Company (“Eli Lilly”) filed a complaint against us in the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division. The complaint alleges causes of action against us for false and misleading advertising and promotion in violation of Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act; and false advertising, in connection with the Company’s TRIM product, and seeks (a) a declaratory judgment, an injunction from falsely stating or suggesting that our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets are approved by the FDA, have been the subject of clinical studies, or achieve certain therapeutic outcomes; engaging in any unfair competition with Eli Lilly; and engaging in any deceptive or unfair acts; (b) an order requiring the Company and its officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys and all persons acting in concert or participation with any of them, to engage in corrective advertising by informing consumers that: a. our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets do not contain the same formulation as MOUNJARO® or ZEPBOUND®; b. our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets do not contain the same dosage as MOUNJARO® or ZEPBOUND®; c. our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets are not and have never been approved by the FDA; d. our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets have never been studied in clinical trials; and d. our oral dissolvable tirzepatide tablets have never been demonstrated to be safe or effective; (c) an order directing the Company to file with the court and serve on Eli Lilly’s attorneys, thirty (30) days after the date of entry of any injunction, a report in writing and under oath setting forth in detail the manner and form in which it has complied with the court’s injunction; (d) an order requiring the Company to account for and pay to Eli Lilly any and all profits arising from the foregoing acts of alleged false advertising; (e) an order requiring the Company to pay Eli Lilly compensatory damages in an amount as of yet undetermined caused by the false advertising and trebling such compensatory damages for payment to Lilly in accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 1117 and other applicable laws; (f) an order requiring the Company to pay Eli Lilly all types of monetary remedies available under Texas state law in amounts as of yet undetermined caused by the foregoing acts of unfair competition; (g) pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on all damages; and (h) attorney’s fees.

 

As discussed above, the initial Complaint asserted two claims: (i) false advertising under the federal Lanham Act; and (ii) common law deceptive advertising. The Company moved to dismiss the second claim, arguing that Texas does not recognize such a claim. Thereafter, on January 30, 2025, Eli Lilly responded by filing an amended complaint wherein it removed the 2nd cause of action. On February 24, 2025, the Company filed its response along with its affirmative defenses and concluding with a motion to dismiss.

 

On June 23, 2025, the Company and Eli Lilly entered into a Confidential Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement whereby both parties agreed to settle and resolve the complaint upon the Company agreeing pay Eli Lilly a total of $20,000 in cash (the “Settlement Amount”) and the Company agreeing to refrain from marketing and selling its Tirzepatide based ‘TRIM’ products on its MangoRx.com website in the future. The Company paid the Settlement Amount on June 27, 2025 and the dispute has been settled in full.

 

On February 18, 2025, Boustead brought an arbitration action against the Company with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) claiming fees for services owed to Boustead pursuant to its original Engagement Agreement and Advisory Services Agreement entered into with Boustead on June 21, 2022 (the “Boustead Agreement”). Specifically, Boustead is claiming the Company owes Boustead in excess of $1,000,000 in cash and warrants for various financial advisory related services for transactions in which the Company did not engage or retain any financial advisor and in which the Company entered into on its own accord. Furthermore, all transactions in which they are claiming fees transpired after the Right of First Refusal provision of the Boustead Agreement terminated on or around March 20, 2024. The Company believes this is an ill-willed attempt for Boustead to receive fees in which they are not entitled and that this claim has no basis or merit. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against this claim with FINRA through arbitration.

 

On May 5, 2025, the Company entered into a Compromise Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Settlement”) between the Company, Jacob D. Cohen, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and 1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC (“1800 Diagonal”). Pursuant to the Settlement and in consideration for general releases of all parties, and the dismissal of a lawsuit with prejudice, pursuant to which 1800 Diagonal has made claims against the Company and Mr. Cohen, the Company agreed to issue 1800 Diagonal 62,500 shares of restricted common stock of the Company (the “Settlement Shares”). The Settlement Agreement was entered into following a mediation between the parties. The shares were issued on May 5, 2025 with a fair value of $105,625.

 

In connection with the appointment of Mr. Antonios Isaac as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and as President of the Company, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Mr. Isaac on January 15, 2025 (the “Isaac Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Isaac Consulting Agreement, Mr. Isaac agreed to serve as the President of the Company and to provide services to the Company as reasonably requested during the term of the Isaac Consulting Agreement, which is 12 months. As consideration for the services to be provided by Mr. Isaac under the Isaac Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to pay him $10,000 per month. Pursuant to the Isaac Consulting Agreement, we agreed to reimburse Mr. Isaac’s expenses, subject to pre-approval for any expense greater than $500.

 

On July 1, 2025, Mr. Antonios Isaac, the Company’s President and member of the Board of Directors, provided notice to the Company of his resignation as both a member of the Board of Directors and President, which terminated the Isaac Consulting Agreement.

 

 

On January 27, 2025, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Payment Plan Letter Agreement (the “1st Amendment”) with MAAB Global Ltd. (“MAAB”). MAAB had previously purchased rights to $500,000 owed by the Company to Barstool Sports, Inc. (“Barstool” and the “Debt”) on January 10, 2025, which amount was non-interest bearing, and due pursuant to the terms of a Payment Plan Letter Agreement entered into between Barstool and the Company on August 27, 2024. Pursuant to the 1st Amendment, the Company and MAAB agreed to amend the terms of the Debt to allow MAAB the right, exercisable at any time, to convert the $500,000 of Debt into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $1.50 per share. See Note 7 for further details regarding the request to convert the Note to shares of common stock.

 

On August 6, 2025, the Company filed a lawsuit in the 191st Judicial District Court of Dallas, County in Dallas, Texas against its former technology consulting and software development firm, Clarity Ventures, Inc. (“Clarity”). The Company alleges that Clarity failed to deliver a fully functional, HIPAA-compliant enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) and eCommerce platform that Clarity had been engaged to design and implement in support of the Company’s operations. The lawsuit seeks damages exceeding $73 million, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees.

 

Clarity has denied the Company’s allegations and has asserted counterclaims related to alleged unpaid invoices. The Company believes these counterclaims are unwarranted, as all binding and required payments under the applicable agreements were made in full prior to disengaging from Clarity’s services. The Company intends to vigorously pursue its claims and defend against the counterclaims through the litigation process. As of the date of this report, the Company has filed with the courts its first set of interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admissions.

 

On January 12, 2026, we entered into another service agreement with Greentree. The Company and Greentree were previously party to a service agreement which expired pursuant to its terms on December 31, 2025. Since February 2015, Mr. Eugene M. Johnston, our Chief Financial Officer (who was appointed October 1, 2022), has served as Audit Manager for Greentree.

 

Pursuant to the Service Agreement, Greentree agreed to perform the following services: (a) assistance to the Company with compliance filings for the quarters ended March 31, 2026, June 30, 2026, September 30, 2026, and the year ended December 31, 2025, including the consolidation structure and entries as well as assistance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP”) footnotes; (b) reviewing, and providing advice to the Company on, all documents and accounting systems relating to its finances and transactions, with the purpose of bringing such documents and systems into compliance with US GAAP or disclosures required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); (c) providing necessary consulting services and support as a liaison for the Company to third party service providers, including coordination amongst the Company and its attorneys, certified public accountants and transfer agent; and (d) preparing and filing the Company’s tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service for the 2025 tax year.

 

The Company agreed to issue Greentree 40,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock upon the parties’ entry into the agreement (fully-earned upon issuance), and to pay Greentree $40,000 in cash, payable as follows: (a) $20,000 on or before January 15, 2026; and (b) $20,000 on or before March 31, 2026. We also agreed to reimburse Greentree for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Greentree’s activities under the agreement, including the reasonable fees and travel expenses for the meetings on behalf of the Company. The 40,000 shares were issued to Greentree at a price of $0.785 per share for a total of $31,400.

 

The Service Agreement continued in effect through November 14, 2026, but may be terminated earlier with 45 days’ notice from the Company to Greentree, provided that in the event the Company terminates the agreement prior to the end of the Term, the entire cash fee due during the term of the Service Agreement is immediately due and payable. The Service Agreement includes customary indemnification obligations requiring the Company to indemnify Greentree and its affiliates with regard to certain matters.

 

Concurrent with the Greentree service agreements described above, Mr. Johnston also maintains a separate personal consulting agreement with the Company pursuant to which he serves as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Under his personal consulting agreement. Mr. Johnston does not receive any compensatory benefit from the agreement with Greentree. Mr. Johnston’s personal compensation is separately disclosed in Item 11 — Executive Compensation. The Company’s Audit Committee has reviewed and approved both the Greentree service agreements and Mr. Johnston’s personal consulting arrangement on arms-length terms.

 

 

RELATED PARTIES

 

On April 24, 2025, we entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with Jacob D. Cohen, our Chief Executive Officer (the “Amendment”). The Amendment, which has an effective date of April 1, 2025, amended that prior Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement dated December 13, 2024, by and between the Company and Mr. Cohen, as amended to date (the “A&R Agreement”) to: (a) provide for Mr. Cohen to be paid a bonus of an additional 4,892,906 shares of Mango & Peaches, a subsidiary of the Company, common stock (the “M&P Stock”); (b) increase Mr. Cohen’s base yearly compensation to $420,000 per year (from $360,000 per year); (c) increase the monthly office allowance payable to Mr. Cohen to $10,000 (from $7,500); and (d) increase the monthly car allowance payable to Mr. Cohen to $5,000 per month (from $2,500). As of March 31, 2026, the Company had overpaid the car allowance by $20,056, reflected as due from related party on the financial statements.

 

On March 20, 2026 and effective on October 1, 2025, the Company entered into a Consulting agreement with Mr. Johnston, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Johnston agreed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and to provide services to the Company as reasonably requested during the term of the Consulting Agreement, which is 12 months. As consideration for the services to be provided by Mr. Johnston under the Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to pay him (a) $4,000 per month and increasing to $6,000 per month effective March 1, 2026; Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, we agreed to reimburse Mr. Johnston’s expenses, subject to pre-approval for any expense greater than $500. The Consulting Agreement may be terminated prior to the end of the term (i) with the mutual approval of the parties; (ii) with written notice by the non-breaching party, upon the breach of the agreement by the other party, and the failure to cure such breach within 30 days; or (iii) by Mr. Johnston, at any time, for any reason.

 

The Consulting Agreement also contains standard assignment of inventions, indemnification and confidentiality provisions, subject to customary exceptions. Further, Mr. Johnston is subject to certain non-solicitation covenants during the term of the agreement and for 12 months thereafter.

 

Mr. Johnston is also eligible for discretionary equity bonuses and/or cash awards, from time to time in the discretion of the Compensation Committee and/or Board of Directors. Mr. Johnston’s compensation under the Consulting Agreement may be increased from time to time, by the Compensation Committee, or the Board of Directors (with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee), which increases do not require the entry into an amended Consulting Agreement.

 

License Agreement and Master Distribution Agreement

 

On May 14, 2025, MangoRx IP, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Master Distribution Agreement with PrevenTech Solutions, LLC (“PrevenTech” and the “PrevenTech MDA”). Pursuant to the PrevenTech MDA, the Company granted PrevenTech the exclusive, worldwide, licensing and distribution rights, to certain intellectual property and patent rights held by the Company relating to respiratory illness prevention technology, including the right to sell antiviral products, including but not limited to toothpaste, lozenges, mouthwash, oral sprays, and animal feed or water additives for poultry and livestock, which may be manufactured and/or designed in a various formats, using the patents.

 

In consideration for the rights under the PrevenTech MDA, PrevenTech agreed to pay us 10% of the net sales revenue (as described in greater detail in the PrevenTech MDA) generated during the term of the PrevenTech MDA through the sale of products associated with our patents. The term of the PrevenTech MDA is perpetual, subject to certain termination rights that either party can exercise upon a breach of the agreement by the other party, subject to certain cure rights. Additionally, if PrevenTech does not generate at least $5 million of gross sales from the sale of products within eighteen months from June 1, 2025, subject to a sixty-day cure period, PrevenTech’s rights under the PrevenTech MDA become non-exclusive.

 

 

The PrevenTech MDA contains customary confidentiality provisions, representations and warranties of the parties, indemnification obligations, disclaimers and covenants, for an agreement of type and size of the PrevenTech MDA. as of March 31, 2026, there have been no reported sales in conjunction with the license agreement.