secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MARCHEX INC (MCHX)
CIK:        0001224133
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-157030
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Marchex settles civil lawsuit for $2M, payments spread over 13 months
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- Settlement agreement signed April 14, 2026 resolves all claims in Barnard and McEvenue v. Marchex.
- Total payment: $1M by May 14, 2026 ($750k cash + $250k escrow release).
- Additional $500k due Nov 16, 2026 and $500k due May 17, 2027.
- Company had previously recorded expense accrual in 2025 financials for this settlement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224133/000119312526157030/0001193125-26-157030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224133/000119312526157030/mchx-20260414.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-157030

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