Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LITIGATION AND CLAIMS

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LITIGATION AND CLAIMS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Litigation Settlement [Abstract]  
LITIGATION AND CLAIMS LITIGATION AND CLAIMSThe Company is the subject of lawsuits and claims arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time. The Company reviews any such legal proceedings and claims on an ongoing basis and follows appropriate accounting guidance when making accrual and disclosure decisions. The Company establishes accruals for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, and it discloses the amount accrued and the amount of a reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued if such disclosure is necessary for the Company’s financial statements to not be misleading. To estimate whether a loss contingency should be accrued by a charge to income, the Company evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of the loss. The Company does not record liabilities when the likelihood that the liability has been incurred is probable, but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated. Based upon present information, the Company determined that there were no material matters that required an accrual as of December 31, 2021.The company is currently involved in a breach of contract action brought by former LTRMN, Inc. (“LTRMN”) employee, Kurtis Magee, alleging that he is owed a severance payment pursuant to his separation agreement with LTRMN (signed July 8, 2019). Magee was employed by LTRMN, Inc. for approximately 90 days as the Chief Administrative Officer of the company. When Magee was released from employment with LTRMN, the company negotiated a separation agreement with him that became payable upon the close of the acquisition of LTRMN by UMBRLA, Inc. Shortly thereafter a dispute arose whether Magee breached the separation agreement by using proprietary and confidential information of LTRMN to solicit LTRMN clients, and Magee filed suit in August 2020 seeking contract damages in the amount of $835,000, the amount of the severance payment. LTRMN, UMBRLA, and BRND HOUSE, Inc. are named as parties (“Defendants”). Defendants have successfully defended against two motions for a writ of attachment and a summary judgment motion. On October 27, 2021, Defendants’ demurrer to the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) was overruled. Plaintiff's deposition is scheduled for April 6, 2022. Trial in this matter is set for December 5, 2022.