AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP Commitments Disclosure
Note 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On October 2, 2018, Contract Pharmacal Corp. (“Contract Pharmacal”) commenced an action, relating to a Sublease entered into between the Company and Contract Pharmacal in May 2018 with respect to the property that was formerly occupied by the Company’s former subsidiary WMI, at 110 Plant Avenue, Hauppauge, New York. In the action, Contract Pharmacal sought damages for an amount in excess of $1,000,000 for the Company’s alleged violation of the terms of the subject sublease, specifically the failure to make the entire premises available by what it claims was the Sublease commencement date. The validity of the action is extremely suspect in that the subject sublease had no specific commencement date and Contract Pharmacal ultimately received all the space. Discovery was conducted and the Plaintiff moved for summary judgement and to amend its complaint to add a new cause of action all of which the company opposed. On July 8, 2021, the Court denied Contract Pharmacal’s motion for summary judgement and to add an additional cause of action. In the Order, the Court granted Contract Pharmacal’s Motions to drop its claim for specific performance and to amend its Complaint to reduce its claim for damages to $700,000 both of which benefit the Company. Following the Court’s decision, Contract Pharmacal filed a Motion to reargue its original motion which the Company opposed. The Court denied that motion on November 30, 2021 and then on March 10, 2022, Contract Pharmacal filed an appeal of the Court’s decision with the Appellate Division of the State of New York. The Company opposed that action. The Company was again successful as the Appellate Division upheld the lower court’s denial of Contract Pharmacal’s motion for summary judgement and its motion to amend its Complaint. Contract Pharmacal has now submitted a motion to the Appellate Division requesting leave to reargue the court’s denial of its original appeal. The Company will oppose that motion. The Appellate Division has yet to act in respect to Contract Pharmacal’s most recent motion to reargue the Court’s denial of the original appeal. The Company continues to dispute the validity of the claims asserted by Contract Pharmacal and intends to contest them vigorously
From time to time the Company may be engaged in various lawsuits and legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company is currently not aware of any legal proceedings the ultimate outcome of which, in its judgment based on information currently available, would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or operating results. There are no proceedings in which any of the Company’s directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder of its common stock, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Apr 15, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| 2022 | May 16, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 25, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 29, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Mar 27, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| 2015 | Apr 4, 2016 | |
About Commitments Disclosures
Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.
Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.