Related Party Transactions | 11. Related Party Transactions On January 5, 2021, the members of the Board of Directors of TSR other than Robert Fitzgerald approved providing a waiver to QAR Industries, Inc. for its contemplated acquisition of shares owned by Fintech Consulting LLC under the Company’s prior Amended and Restated Rights Agreement so that a distribution date would not occur as a result of the acquisition. QAR Industries, Inc. and Fintech Consulting LLC were both principal stockholders of the Company, each owning more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock prior to the consummation of the acquisition. Robert Fitzgerald is the President and majority shareholder of QAR Industries, Inc. The other directors of the Company are not affiliated with QAR Industries, Inc. On February 3, 2021, the acquisition was completed and QAR Industries, Inc. purchased 348,414 shares of TSR common stock from Fintech Consulting LLC at a price of $7.25 per share. At the same time, Bradley M. Tirpak, Chairman of TSR, purchased 27,586 shares of TSR common stock from Fintech Consulting LLC at a price of $7.25 per share. On December 1, 2021, Fintech Consulting LLC filed a complaint against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, related to the foregoing transaction. The named Defendants in the complaint were the Company, QAR Industries, Inc., Robert E. Fitzgerald, a director and a shareholder of QAR Industries, Inc., and Bradley Tirpak. The complaint purported to assert claims against the Defendants under state law and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act in connection with a Share Purchase Agreement, dated January 31, 2021, by and between the Plaintiff, as the seller of shares of TSR's common stock, and QAR Industries, Inc. and Mr. Tirpak, as the purchasers of such shares (the “SPA”). The plaintiff sought (i) judgment declaring the transactions represented by the SPA null and void and for the return of the shares; (ii) judgment cancelling the SPA and returning the shares in exchange for return of the purchase price; (iii) judgment unwinding the transaction; (iv) compensatory damages; (v) punitive damages; (vi) pre-judgment interest; (vii) costs of the lawsuit including attorneys’ fees; and (viii) such other relief as the Court may find appropriate. Fintech filed its first amended complaint on March 2, 2022 which Defendants moved to dismiss on April 19, 2022. On December 7, 2022, the court granted Defendants’ motion and dismissed the New Jersey Action on jurisdictional grounds. Following the dismissal of the original lawsuit, the Plaintiff filed another complaint relating to the SPA against the Defendants on January 12, 2023, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Chancery Action”), asserting claims and seeking relief substantially similar to that which was asserted and sought in the preceding lawsuit. The Delaware Chancery Action was dismissed without prejudice by the court on January 23, 2023. On January 22, 2023, Fintech Consulting LLC filed a complaint against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Delaware Federal Action’). The Delaware Federal Action, in sum and substance, asserted claims and sought relief substantially similar to that contained in both the New Jersey Action and the Delaware Chancery Action. Although the Company believed the Delaware Federal Action described above to be without merit, to avoid the time and expense of litigation, the Company negotiated with Fintech to settle this matter pursuant to a settlement agreement and release dated April 24, 2023. An amount of $75,000 was paid in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 to settle this matter. Upon the payment of the settlement amount (i) the plaintiffs forever released and discharged the defendants from any and all claims or liability of any nature whatsoever; (ii) the defendants forever released and discharged the plaintiffs from any and all claims or liability of any nature whatsoever that relate to the Delaware Federal Action or the SPA; and (iii) the plaintiffs filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice on April 27, 2023. The Company has provided placement services for an entity in which a Board of Director of the Company is the former CEO. Revenues for such services in the quarters ended August 31, 2023, and 2022 were approximately $17,000 and $36,000, respectively. There were no amounts outstanding as accounts receivable from this entity as of August 31, 2023, or August 31, 2022. |