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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Leases

 

Until June 2015, the Company leased office space in West Hollywood, California under an operating lease which provided for monthly rent of $6,700 through July 31, 2015. In June 2016, the Company moved its offices to a new location in Los Angeles, California under a new operating lease which provides for monthly rent of $2,950 through June 25, 2017. The Company had total rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 of $68,328 and $143,428, respectively.

 

Employment Agreements

 

On November 21, 2014, we entered into an executive employment agreement effective November 1, 2014 with Rory Cutaia, our president, chief executive officer, secretary and treasurer. Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, we have agreed to pay Mr. Cutaia an annual salary of $325,000, which will be increased each year by 10%, subject to the annual review and approval of our board of directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a mandatory increase of not less than $100,000 per annum will be implemented on our company achieving EBITDA break-even. In addition to the base salary, Mr. Cutaia will be eligible to receive an annual bonus in an amount up to $325,000, based upon the attainment of performance targets to be established by our board of directors, in its discretion.

 

The initial term of the employment agreement is five years and, upon expiration of the initial five-year term, it may be extended for additional one year periods on ninety days prior notice.

 

In the event that: (i) Mr. Cutaia’s employment is terminated without cause, (ii) Mr. Cutaia is unable to perform his duties due to a physical or mental condition for a period of 120 consecutive days or an aggregate of 180 days in any 12 month period; or (iii) Mr. Cutaia voluntarily terminates the employment agreement upon the occurrence of a material reduction in his salary or bonus, a reduction in his job title or position, or the required relocation of Mr. Cutaia to an office outside of a 30 mile radius of Los Angeles, California, Mr. Cutaia will:

 

  (a) receive monthly payments of $27,083, or such sum as is equal to Mr. Cutaia’s monthly base compensation at the time of such termination, whichever is higher, and
     
  (b) be reimbursed for COBRA health insurance costs, in each case for 36 months from the date of such termination or to the end of the term of the agreement, whichever is longer.

 

In addition, Mr. Cutaia will have any and all of his unvested stock options immediately vest, with full registration rights; and any unearned and unpaid bonus compensation, expense reimbursement, and all accrued vacation, personal sick days, etc., be deemed earned, vested and paid immediately.

 

As a condition to receiving the foregoing, Mr. Cutaia will be required to execute a release of claims, and a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement having a term which is the same as the term of the monthly severance payments described above.

 

Litigation

 

We have one pending litigation, filed. on September 19, 2016. The action is captioned as Multicore Technologies, an Indian Corporation, plaintiff, v. Rocky Wright, an individual, bBooth, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Blabeey, Inc, a Nevada corporation, defendants. The action is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California under Case No.: 2:16-cv-7026 DSF (AJWx). The First Amended Complaint was filed on January 27, 2017, alleging breach of Implied-in-fact Contract and Quantum Meruit relating to services Multicore allegedly performed on behalf of bBooth in connection with various web and mobile applications. Multicore is seeking damages of approximately $157,000 plus interest and cost of suit. We filed an Answer denying Multicore’s claims on March 13, 2017. We do not believe plaintiff’s claims of an implied contract or quantum meruit have any basis in fact, nor do we believe they have any other viable claims against us. We intend to vigorously defend the action and have determined not to create a reserve in our financial statements for an unfavorable outcome.

 

We know of no material proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder is a party adverse to our company or any of our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to our company or any of our subsidiaries.