Note 22. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

On October 28, 2024, Alan Jay Weisberg, the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Progressive Care Inc. (“RXMD”), filed a putative class action suit on behalf of himself and all other former RXMD stockholders against NextPlat, Charles M. Fernandez, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of NextPlat, and Rodney Barreto, a director of NextPlat. The complaint purports to allege a breach of fiduciary duty by NextPlat and Messrs. Fernandez and Barreto in connection with the merger of RXMD with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of NextPlat (the “Merger”), which Merger was completed on October 1, 2024 following approval by the stockholders of each of NextPlat and RXMD in stockholder meetings held on September 13, 2024 by NextPlat and RXMD, respectively. Among other things, the complaint asserts that the consideration paid to Mr. Weisberg and the other RXMD stockholders in connection with the Merger was insufficient.  The monetary relief requested in the complaint includes compensatory and rescissory damages in an unspecified dollar amount.  The complaint is pending in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. The caption is Alan Jay Weisberg v. Charles M. Fernandez, Rodney Barreto and Nextplat Corp., and the case number is C.A. No. 20. 24-1097-MTZ. 

The Company’s management does not believe that the Weisberg’s claim is meritorious and plans to vigorously defend against the suit.  The Company is in the process of preparing a response to the complaint and has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint.

On October 15, 2024, the Company settled its ongoing lawsuit with Mr. Thomas Seifert, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company agreed to pay to Mr. Seifert $150,000 and to reimburse him for legal costs in the amount of $600,000. In exchange, the Company and Mr. Seifert each agreed to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice and to release the other party from all claims.

On June 17, 2024, Progressive Care was notified of a potential claim that a former employee allegedly suffered a loss due to an alleged breach by Progressive Care of an employment contract with the former employee. Management believes, based on discussions with its legal counsel, that Progressive Care has meritorious defenses against the former employee’s claim. Since receipt of the notice of claim, Progressive Care filed a petition for arbitration against the former employee, asserting that it was the employee who breached the employment contract. Progressive Care will prosecute its claims and will defend any counterclaims vigorously as Progressive Care believes it will prevail on the merits. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of the loss.

From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. Other than the matter described above, the Company is not currently involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation, and to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which the Company is a party or to which any of the Company’s properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.