Commitments and Contingencies | 7. Commitments and Contingencies Lease Commitments Operating Leases – Rental Property On September 11, 2017, the Company signed a lease agreement with Peleton Properties LLC which commenced on October 15, 2017. The lease is for a term of 36.5 months ending on October 30, 2020, and requires monthly payments of approximately $7,000. As of September 30, 2017, future minimum lease payments to Peleton Properties LLC required under the non-cancelable operating lease are as follows (rounded to nearest thousand): Year ending December 31, 2017 $ 18,000 2018 89,000 2019 92,000 2020 78,000 Total minimum payments $ 277,000 Contractual Commitments Effective as of May 1, 2016, the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement with Mark Dyos, our President. The agreement calls for monthly payments of $7,000 per month through April 2017 and $15,000 per month thereafter. The employment agreement also provided for the grant of 500,000 shares of common stock, which were fully vested for accounting purposes on January 1, 2017. The Company expensed $250,000 for these shares during the period ended December 31, 2016 in accordance with ASC 718. The employment agreement provides for an additional grant of 500,000 shares of common stock on the first day following the second month during which the Company recognizes revenue pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles. These shares were issued in September 2017. The Company expensed $250,000 for these shares during the period ended September 30, 2017 in accordance with ASC 718. The Company has entered into a two-year accounting consulting services agreement with Phil Marshall, a consultant to the Company. The accounting consulting services agreement provided for a grant of 100,000 shares of common stock, which fully vested at January 2, 2017. The Company expensed $50,000 for these shares during the period ended December 31, 2016 in accordance with ASC 505-50. The Company shall pay to Mr. Marshall 75,000 shares of common stock per each completed six months of satisfactory service. The first installment shall be payable at such time as the Company generates revenue from the sale of its products. These shares were issued in September 2017. The Company expensed $37,500 for these shares during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 in accordance with ASC 718. We may become involved in, or have been involved in, arbitrations or various other legal proceedings that arise from the normal course of our business. We cannot predict the timing or outcome of these claims and other proceedings. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain, and either unfavorable or favorable outcomes could have a material negative impact on our results of operations, balance sheets and cash flows due to defense costs, and divert management resources. Currently, except as set forth below, we are not involved in any arbitration and/or other legal proceeding that could have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We accrue for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgement is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether a loss is reasonably estimable. In addition, in the event we determine that a loss is not probable, but is reasonably possible, and it becomes possible to develop what we believe to be a reasonable range of possible loss, then we will include disclosure related to such a matter as appropriate and in compliance with ASC 450. The accruals or estimates, if any, are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. To the extent there is a reasonable possibility that the losses could exceed the amounts already accrued, we will, as applicable, adjust the accrual in the period the determination is made, disclose an estimate of the additional loss or range of loss, indicate that the estimate is immaterial to our financial statements as a whole, or, if the amount of such adjustment cannot be reasonably estimated, disclose that an estimate cannot be made. Litigation On April 6, 2017, Cloudburst Solutions, LLC (“Cloudburst”) filed suit against the Company and David King in the 17th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas. Cloudburst alleges that the Company breached its obligations under a Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement to which the Company and Cloudburst were parties. Cloudburst also claims that the Company and Mr. King have misappropriated unspecified “intellectual property rights related to water treatment/reclamation processes.” Cloudburst seeks a declaratory judgment and unspecified damages, including $1,536,000 alleged to be owed pursuant to the Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement. The Company has filed special exceptions, and the parties have exchanged discovery requests. The Company intends to vigorously defend against the claims made by Cloudburst. The Company has not accrued any amounts for this litigation because it believes that the resolution of this uncertainty will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition. |