enVVeno Medical Corp

From time to time we may be subject to litigation and arbitration claims incidental to the Company’s business. Such claims may not be covered by our insurance coverage, and even if they are, if claims against us are successful, they may exceed the limits of applicable insurance coverage.

The Company and its Chief Executive Officer are parties to civil complaints filed in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Orange by a former employee, Robert Rankin, who resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer on March 30, 2020. Originally filed as two separate complaints, Rankin v. Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. et al., Case No. 30-2020-01146555-CU-WR-CJC and Rankin v. Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. et al., Case No. 30-2020-01157857, they have now been consolidated and will be tried concurrently.

The complaints assert causes of action alleging constructive discharge in violation of public policy, failure to timely pay Mr. Rankin’s accrued and unused vacation and three months’ severance under his July 16, 2018 employment agreement, retaliation under Labor Code Section 1102.5, unfair competition, defamation, and sex-based discrimination, and seeks damages for back pay, lost and unpaid wages, emotional and mental distress, consequential damages, punitive damages, compensatory damages and attorney’s fees and costs.

The Company denies all claims in these matters, is vigorously defending same, and has asserted counterclaims against Mr. Rankin contending that he breached his fiduciary duty and employment agreement with the Company and the Company incurred damages as a result. The Company continues to believe it has meritorious defenses to these matters, which are currently set for trial on July 22, 2024.