litigation
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Ascend Wellness loses arbitration to Green Thumb; net award $19.7M
Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.
- Arbitrator found both Ascend and Green Thumb breached purchase-obligation agreement from June 2018.
- GTI awarded ~$22M; Ascend awarded ~$2.3M; net award to GTI ~$19.7M.
- Company disagrees with decision and is evaluating options.
- Company does not currently expect material disruption to operations from award.
- Dispute centered on side letter from Ascend's capital raise in 2018.