Commitments and Contingencies | 14. Commitments and Contingencies Warranty Liabilities The Company provides a limited warranty on most of the products it sells. The estimated warranty costs, which are expensed at the time of sale and included in cost of revenues, are based on the results of product testing, industry and historical trends and warranty claim rates incurred, and are adjusted for any current or expected trends as appropriate. Actual warranty claim costs could differ from these estimates. The Company regularly assesses and adjusts the estimate of accrued warranty claims by updating claims rates for actual trends and projected claim costs. The Company classifies estimated warranty costs expected to be paid beyond a year as a long-term liability. The Company had the following activity for warranty liabilities (in thousands): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 2023 2022 2023 2022 Balance at beginning of period $ 19,997 $ 16,368 $ 20,744 $ 15,013 Additions charged to expense for current period sales 1,471 2,173 2,167 4,336 Deduction from reserves for current period claims (1,296 ) (832 ) (2,739 ) (1,640 ) Balance at end of period $ 20,172 $ 17,709 $ 20,172 $ 17,709 Required Member Distributions Prior to the Business Combination and pursuant to the then applicable First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “First Purple LLC Agreement”), Purple LLC was required to distribute to its members an amount equal to 45 percent of Purple LLC’s net taxable income following the end of each fiscal year. The First Purple LLC Agreement was amended and replaced by the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Second Purple LLC Agreement”) on February 2, 2018 as part of the Business Combination. The Second Purple LLC Agreement was amended and replaced by the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Third Purple LLC Agreement”) on September 3, 2020. The Second Purple LLC Agreement and the Third Purple LLC Agreement do not include any mandatory distributions, other than tax distributions. There were no tax distributions paid during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. At June 30, 2023, the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet had $0.1 million of accrued tax distributions included in other current liabilities. Subscription Agreement and Preemptive Rights In February 2018, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with Coliseum Capital Partners (“CCP”) and Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A (“Blackwell”), pursuant to which CCP and Blackwell agreed to purchase from the Company an aggregate of 4.0 million shares of Class A Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Coliseum Private Placement”). In connection with the Coliseum Private Placement, the Sponsor assigned (i) an aggregate of 1.3 million additional shares of Class A common stock to CCP and Blackwell and (ii) an aggregate of 3.3 million warrants to purchase 1.6 million shares of Class A common stock to CCP, Blackwell, and Coliseum Co-Invest Debt Fund, L.P. (“CDF”). The subscription agreement provides CCP and Blackwell with preemptive rights with respect to future sales of the Company’s securities. It also provides them with a right of first refusal with respect to certain debt and preferred equity financings by the Company. The Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with CCP, Blackwell, and CDF, providing for the registration of the shares of Class A common stock issued and assigned to CCP and Blackwell in the Coliseum Private Placement, as well as the shares of Class A common stock underlying the warrants received by CCP, Blackwell and CDF. The Company has filed a registration statement with respect to such securities. Rights of Securities Holders The holders of certain warrants exercisable into Class A common stock, including CCP, Blackwell and CDF, were entitled to registration rights pursuant to certain registration rights agreements of the Company as of the Business Combination date. In March 2018, the Company filed a registration statement registering these warrants (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants), and certain unregistered shares of Class A common stock. The registration statement was declared effective on April 3, 2018. Under the Registration Rights Agreement dated February 2, 2018 between the Company and CCP, Blackwell, and CDF (the “Coliseum Investors”), the Coliseum Investors have the right to make written demands for up to three registrations of certain warrants and shares of Class A common stock held by them, including in underwritten offerings. In an underwritten offering of such warrants and shares of Class A common stock by the Coliseum Investors, the Company will pay underwriting discounts and commissions and certain expenses incurred by the Coliseum Investors. In May 2021, the Coliseum Investors exercised the first of their three written demands for registration in an underwritten offering. Purple LLC Class B Unit Exchange Right On February 2, 2018, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with Purple LLC and InnoHold and Class B Unit holders who become a party thereto (the “Exchange Agreement”), which provides for the exchange of Purple LLC Class B Units (the “Class B Units”) and shares of Class B common stock (together with an equal number of Class B Units, the “Paired Securities”) for, at the Company’s option, either (A) shares of Class A common stock at an initial exchange ratio equal to one Paired Security for one share of Class A common stock or (B) a cash payment equal to the product of the average of the volume-weighted closing price of one share of Class A common stock for the ten trading days immediately prior to the date InnoHold or other Class B Unit holders deliver a notice of exchange multiplied by the number of Paired Securities being exchanged. In December 2018, InnoHold distributed Paired Securities to Terry Pearce and Tony Pearce who agreed to become parties to the Exchange Agreement. In June 2019, InnoHold distributed Paired Securities to certain current and former employees who also agreed to become parties to the exchange agreement. Holders of Class B Units may elect to exchange all or any portion of their Paired Securities as described above by delivering a notice to Purple LLC. In certain cases, adjustments to the exchange ratio will occur in case of a split, reclassification, recapitalization, subdivision or similar transaction of or relating to the Class B Units or the shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock or a transaction in which the Class A common stock is exchanged or converted into other securities or property. The exchange ratio will also adjust in certain circumstances when the Company acquires Class B Units other than through an exchange for its shares of Class A common stock. The right of a holder of Paired Securities to exchange may be limited by the Company if it reasonably determines in good faith that such restrictions are required by applicable law (including securities laws), such exchange would not be permitted under other agreements of such holder with the Company or its subsidiaries, including the Third Purple LLC Agreement, or if such exchange would cause Purple LLC to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under applicable tax laws. The Company and each holder of Paired Securities shall bear its own expense regarding the exchange except that the Company shall be responsible for transfer taxes, stamp taxes and similar duties. There were a de minimis number of Paired Securities exchanged for Class A common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2023. There were no Paired Securities exchanged for Class A common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Maintenance of One-to-One Ratios The Third Purple LLC Agreement includes provisions intended to ensure that the Company at all times maintains a one-to-one ratio between (a) (i) the number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock and (ii) the number of Class A Units owned by the Company (subject to certain exceptions for certain rights to purchase equity securities of the Company under a “poison pill” or similar stockholder rights plan, if any, certain convertible or exchangeable securities issued under the Company’s equity compensation plan and certain equity securities issued pursuant to the Company’s equity compensation plan (other than a stock option plan) that are restricted or have not vested thereunder) and (b) (i) the number of other outstanding equity securities of the Company (including the warrants exercisable for shares of Class A common stock) and (ii) the number of corresponding outstanding equity securities of Purple LLC. These provisions are intended to result in non-controlling interest holders having a voting interest in the Company that is identical to their economic interest in Purple LLC. Non-Income Related Taxes The Company complies with current law and collects and reports on sales tax and other taxes and required fees in all states in which it does business. The application of existing, new or revised taxes and fees on the Company’s business, in particular, sales taxes, VAT and similar taxes would likely increase the cost of doing business online and decrease the attractiveness of selling products over the internet. The application of these taxes and fees on the Company’s business could also create significant increases in internal costs necessary to capture data and collect and remit taxes and pay the fees. There have been, and will continue to be, substantial ongoing costs associated with complying with the various indirect tax requirements in the numerous markets in which the Company conducts or will conduct business. Legal Proceedings On September 20, 2020, Purple LLC filed a complaint in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking to recover approximately $7.0 million of Section 301 duties paid at the time of importation on certain Chinese-origin goods. More than 4,000 other complaints have been filed by other companies seeking similar refunds. On March 12, 2021 the United States filed a master answer that applies to all the Section 301 cases, including Purple LLC’s. On July 6, 2021, the court granted a preliminary injunction against liquidation of any unliquidated entries. On April 1, 2022, the court issued an opinion that remanded the case back to the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) to address certain procedural flaws in USTR’s process for determining whether certain products were subject to the Section 301 duties. On August 1, 2022, USTR issued its remand results. On September 14, 2022, the plaintiffs submitted comments on the remand results. USTR filed their response to these comments on November 4, 2022. The plaintiffs filed a reply on December 5, 2022 and the court held a hearing on February 7, 2023. On March 17, 2023, the court issued a final opinion and order upholding the remand results. On May 12, 2023, the opinion and order were appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On October 13, 2020, Purple LLC filed a lawsuit against Responsive Surface Technology, LLC and its parent company, PatienTech, LLC (collectively referred to as “ReST”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. The lawsuit arises from ReST’s multiple breaches of its obligations to Purple LLC, including infringing upon Purple LLC’s trademarks, patents, and trade dress, among other claims. Purple seeks monetary damages, injunctive relief, and declaratory judgment based on certain conduct by ReST (“Case I”). On October 21, 2020, shortly after the complaint was filed in Case I, ReST filed a retaliatory lawsuit against Purple LLC, and some of the Company’s board members, Gary DiCamillo, Adam Gray, Joseph Megibow, Terry Pearce, and Tony Pearce, also in the United States District Court for the District of Utah (“Case II”). Subsequently, the two cases were consolidated into one. Case II (now combined with Case I) involves many of the same facts and transactions as Case I. ReST subsequently filed a motion to compel arbitration of the claims in Case I. Purple LLC opposed the motion to compel arbitration, arguing that ReST waived any rights to arbitration and that all the claims in both cases should stay in the courts. However, the Court granted ReST’s motion to compel arbitration, and stayed the proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Additionally, the Court ruled that ReST’s claims against the Company’s board members were not subject to arbitration, and the Court stayed ReST’s claims against those individuals. Pursuant to the Court’s order, Purple LLC filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) on September 1, 2021. ReST filed its counterclaim with the AAA on September 21, 2021. The parties have completed the fact discovery and the expert discovery phases of the arbitration, and a two-week arbitration hearing began on July 31, 2023. ReST was sanctioned for improper litigation conduct, and certain defenses and claims were stricken and costs were ordered to be paid by ReST to Purple LLC. Purple LLC seeks over $4 million in damages from ReST, whereas at this time ReST has lowered its demand and claims that Purple LLC is liable to it for approximately $8 million. The outcome of this litigation cannot be predicted at this stage. However, Purple LLC intends to vigorously pursue its claims and defend against the claims made by ReST. On May 3, 2022, Purple LLC filed a complaint against Photon Interactive UK Limited (“Photon”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware regarding a Master Professional Services Agreement with Photon dated on or around November 1, 2019. Pursuant to the agreement, Photon was required to rebuild Purple Innovation LLC’s website architecture and checkout process. Purple LLC paid Photon $0.9 million under the Agreement. However, Photon failed to deliver any of the required deliverables as specified in the agreement. Purple LLC withheld payment of the final $0.1 million due pursuant to Photon’s invoices pending a resolution with Photon. Since resolution discussions with Photon failed, Purple LLC filed its complaint for breach of contract against Photon seeking, among other damages, reimbursement for all amounts paid to Photon under the agreement. Photon counter-sued, seeking payment for the $0.1 million withheld by Purple LLC, and also advancing a vague claim for tortious interference. On August 31, 2022, Purple LLC filed an amended complaint adding additional claims pertaining to Photon’s failure to deliver a point-of-sale system pursuant to the Master Professional Services Agreement. Purple LLC is seeking judgment against Photon in the amount of $4 million. The litigation is presently in its discovery phase. Purple LLC expects discovery to conclude in fall 2023. The Company intends to vigorously litigate its claims to resolution. On August 5, 2022, Purple LLC filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) against numerous entities and individuals from the People’s Republic of China and South Korea (“Respondents”) that have been violating Purple LLC’s intellectual property rights related to pillow and seat cushion products. The complaint alleged that the Respondents have been violating 19 U.S.C. § 1337 by importing into the United States, selling for importation into the United States, and/or selling in the United States after importation pillow and seat cushion products that infringe Purple LLC’s trade dress rights or otherwise constitute unfair competition, infringe a certain Purple LLC design patent, infringe certain Purple LLC registered trademarks, and/or infringe certain Purple LLC utility patents, specifically including U.S. Patent No. 10,772,445. The complaint requested at least the following relief: (i) a General Exclusion Order excluding from entry into the United States all pillow and seat cushion products, regardless of the source of those products, that infringe Purple LLC’s asserted intellectual property right; (ii) Limited Exclusion Orders excluding from entry into the United States all pillow and cushion products of the Respondents named in the complaint that infringe any asserted intellectual property rights; and (iii) Cease and Desist Orders against the Respondents named in the complaint barring them from marketing, selling, advertising, or distributing infringing products in the United States, including via on-line retailers. On September 6, 2022, the ITC instituted Investigation No. 337-TA-1328 in response to Purple LLC’s complaint. Fact and expert discovery have been completed. Purple LLC has entered into settlement agreements with seven Respondents, and the ITC issued Consent Orders under which those seven Respondents agreed to no longer import infringing products into the United States. Purple LLC also has voluntarily terminated the Investigation as to a number of other Respondents. No actively litigating Respondents remain in the case. On July 13, 2023, the ITC Administrative Law Judge issued an Initial Determination (“ID”) in which she granted Purple LLC’s Motion for Summary Determination finding that the four remaining Respondents have violated Section 337. The ID also recommended that the ITC issue a General Exclusion Order excluding from entry into the United States all pillows that infringe certain asserted claims of the ‘445 patent, regardless of the source of those products, or, in the alternative, Limited Exclusion Orders directed specifically to the four remaining Respondents. The ID further recommended that the ITC issue Cease and Desist Orders directed specifically to the four remaining Respondents. The ITC’s target date for completion of the investigation is currently November 13, 2023. On September 22, 2022, Purple LLC filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, currently styled Purple Innovation, LLC v. Foshan Dirani Design Furniture Co., Ltd. et seq. In December 2022, Terry and Tony Pearce, Purple’s founders, filed a complaint against Purple Inc. in the Fourth Judicial District Court in the State of Utah. The Pearces allege that they each entered into employment agreements with Purple LLC in February 2018. The Pearces contend that certain corporate transactions between May 2019 and June 2020 reduced their “ownership interest and voting power in Purple” and that, as a result, they should have continued to be paid a salary between August 2020, when they retired from Purple LLC, and December 2021. The Pearces calculate that they are each owed “no less than $500,000” in unpaid salary. Purple Inc. has moved to dismiss the Pearces’ claims in full, arguing that the Pearces’ legal theories are flawed and that the amended pleading reflects the Pearces’ inability to rehabilitate their claims. The Company maintains insurance to cover the costs of defending against claims of this nature and intends to continue to vigorously defend against these claims. On April 3, 2023, InnoHold, LLC, Terry Pearce, and Tony Pearce (collectively, the “InnoHold Parties”) filed a complaint against Purple LLC in the Delaware Court of Chancery, captioned InnoHold, LLC et al. v. Purple Innovation, LLC On March 24, 2023, Purple LLC filed a complaint against Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Sealy Technology LLC and Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co., LLC (collectively, “Sealy”) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina for infringement of Purple LLC’s U.S. Patent No. 11,317,733 entitled “Mattress Including an Elastomeric Cushioning Element and a Pocketed Coil Layer and Related Methods.” On July 17, 2023, Purple LLC filed a First Amended Complaint further detailing Sealy’s infringement of the patent through Sealy’s direct and indirect infringement by making, using, offering for sale, and/or importing into the United States Sealy FlexGrid Hybrid Construction mattresses. Purple seeks judgment of willful infringement, trebled damages, a permanent injunction, prejudgment and post-judgment interest, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees. Sealy filed its response to Purple’s First Amended Complaint on July 31, 2023. Discovery has yet to commence; and no trial date has been set. Purple LLC intends to vigorously litigate its claims to resolution. On March 27, 2023, Sealy Technology, LLC (“Sealy Technology”) filed a Petition for Cancellation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”), seeking cancellation of Purple LLC’s Trademark Registration No. 5,416,146 for HYPER-ELASTIC POLYMER in Class 20 for “elastomeric polymer in pre-shamed form sold as an integral component of pillows” (the “Registration”). On June 6, 2023, Purple LLC filed a motion to dismiss (the “Motion”). On June 9, 2023, the TTAB suspended proceedings pending the resolution of the Motion. On June 18, 2023, Sealy Technology filed a response to the Motion, along with an Amended Petition. The Amended Petition seeks cancellation of the Registration on the basis that the term is generic. Purple LLC filed its reply in support of the Motion, thus completing the briefing, on July 10, 2023. The Motion remains pending, and the proceeding remains suspended pending its resolution. Purple LLC intends to vigorously defend Sealy Technology’s petition. The Company is from time to time involved in various other claims, legal proceedings and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that adverse decisions in any such pending or threatened proceedings, or any amount that the Company might be required to pay by reason thereof, would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or future results of the Company. |