Note 8. Litigation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Note 8. Litigation	NOTE 8 – LITIGATION The Company, through its subsidiaries, is involved in a lawsuit, styled Morton M. Lapides, SR., MML, Inc. and VR Holdings, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP. All claims held by Mr. and Mrs. Morton M. Lapides, Sr. have been assigned to VR Holdings. It is our plan to use any proceeds received by us as a result of the below described litigation to fund our business plan going forward. If we are unsuccessful in the litigation or do not receive sufficient funds, we will be forced to sell additional equity to raise the capital we need to fund our anticipated operations. If we are not successful in raising any needed capital, our business plan will fail. *The Basis of our Litigation* In the late 1980s, it was discovered that Mr. Lapides had pancreatic cancer. In researching possible treatments, Mr. Lapides discovered that Johns Hopkins Hospital had an experimental program for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. As a result of the treatment of Mr. Lapides at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the board of trustees of The Cancer Foundation decided to donate $75,000,000 to Johns Hopkins Hospital and $5,000,000 to other research institutions for cancer research. This gift was to be made by The Cancer Foundation, Inc. which had been a family charity organization. The source of the funding by The Cancer Foundation was to be an $80,000,000 gift by the companies owned by Mr. Lapides, which turned out to be VR Holdings, Inc. With the destruction of VR Holdings by the actions allegedly taken by various parties as described below, Mr. Lapides no longer had the ability to make this contribution, and the intended contribution became a claim of The Cancer Foundation. The $80,000,000 claim plus interest of The Cancer Foundation was exchanged for shares of the common stock of VR Holdings, Inc. using the exchange rate of $4.47 of claim value for every share of VR Holdings common stock. The Cancer Foundation has no claim against VR Holdings and is no longer a party to the Illinois litigation. *The Cancer Foundation, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP* This is a breach of contract case pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. MML, Transcolor, and Morton M. Lapides, Sr. (together, the “plaintiffs”) allege that Madeleine LLC, a subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management, LP (“Madeleine”) and Gordon Brothers Capital Corp. (“Gordon Brothers”) (together, the “defendants”) breached a Comprehensive Settlement and Shareholders Agreement, dated April 11, 1997 (the “Shareholders Agreement”) by depriving the plaintiffs of the right to regain control of Winterland Concessions Company (“Winterland”). The plaintiffs allegedly have suffered substantial damages as a result of the alleged breach of the Shareholders Agreement. The Cancer Foundation was initially a plaintiff, but later withdrew, because the Court ruled that it had no standing to sue. The plaintiffs initially filed suit on July 23, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging federal-law claims for civil RICO and RICO conspiracy and state-law claims for fraudulent concealment, tortuous interference, civil conspiracy, and breach of contract. On April 4, 2008, the court dismissed the plaintiffs’ federal RICO claims as time barred and then declined to retain supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ state-law claims. The court also dismissed the defendants’ Rule 11 claim. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal of the court’s decision on April 22, 2008. On March 19, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision. The Illinois state court action was filed on April 17, 2009. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the state court action on August 3, 2009. The plaintiffs filed an opposition brief on November 13, 2009. The defendants filed their reply on December 4, 2009. Oral argument was held on January 22, 2010. At the conclusion of argument, Judge Allen S. Goldberg dismissed the complaint on the grounds of res judicata. The plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration in which they argued that Judge Goldberg misapplied the doctrine of res judicata that the complaint should be reinstated and the case allowed to proceed. The defendants’ opposition brief was filed on April 12, 2010 and the plaintiff’s reply was filed on May 10, 2010. Oral argument on the motion for reconsideration was held on June 1, 2010, at which time Judge Goldberg denied the motion. MML and Lapides filed a notice of appeal on June 25, 2010 and their opening brief on November 5, 2010 with the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District. The defendants filed an opposition on December 5, 2010, as well as a cross appeal seeking a reversal of the trial judge’s order denying the defendants’ motion for attorneys’ fees. The plaintiffs filed a reply on January 14, 2011, and the defendants filed a reply on the attorneys’ fees issue on January 28, 2011. On March 16, 2011, the Appellate Court, ordered the parties to brief the issue of whether the case should be transferred to California, New York or Maryland on the grounds of forum non conveniens because the case has more connections with those jurisdictions than it does with Illinois. After the parties briefed this issue, the Court issued an opinion on May 25, 2011 reversing the trial court’s decision dismissing the case and remanding the case back to the trial court. In its opinion, the Court declined to transfer the case to another state because the defendants refused to waive their statute of limitations defense. The Court reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the case on res judicata grounds, and rejected the defendants’ arguments on the statute of limitation and failure to state a claim. The Court also denied the defendants’ cross appeal for attorneys’ fees. The Court of Appeals’ rulings constitute a complete reversal of Judge Goldberg’s dismissal of the complaint. On August 5, 2011, the Illinois Court of Appeals wrote to the Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court stating that the mandate of the Appellate Court has been filed with the Cook County Circuit Court. In doing so, the case was returned to the trial court for further proceedings. At this juncture, the trial court has not taken any action to set a case schedule or take any other action as a result of the Appellate Court’s reversal of the trial court’s decision and the remand of the case to the trial. Neither Plaintiffs nor Defendants have asked the trial court to take any action as a result of the remand. Now that the Illinois Court of Appeals has reversed Judge Goldberg’s dismissal, the case may move forward into the discovery phase where a number of issues will need to be explored. These issues include whether the defendants breached the Shareholders Agreement, whether the defendants’ actions damaged MML and Mr. Lapides, and the quantum of their damages. Expert testimony may be needed during the litigation. Either party may move for summary judgment at the conclusion of discovery. If there are any important remaining factual issues after summary judgment rulings, the case may then proceed to trial. It is not possible to predict the ultimate resolution of the case. On March 11, 2011, the Company filed a suit in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland against Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company and Venable L.L.P. for alleged civil conspiracy beginning in 1998 and continuing through November 2010, at which time the alleged conspirators abandoned their efforts. Marshall & Ilsley allegedly participated with the two lenders to Winterland Concessions Company, a previous subsidiary. The civil conspiracy expanded to damages through additional causes being tortuous aiding and abetting, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, intentional misrepresentation, and negligent misrepresentation, resulting in damages to VR Holding’s subsidiaries and approximately 2,500 parties in the amount of $1.6 billion plus punitive damages and legal fees. On May 25, 2011, the Illinois State Appellate Court ruled in VR Holdings' favor in regards to The Cancer Foundation, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP litigation stating that there were no res judicata or statute of limitations problems, and in addition, stated that "…the bankruptcy court in Maryland lacked jurisdiction to decide the contract claim at issue here." VR Holdings was advised that the defenses in the Maryland case were almost identical to the two items eliminated in the Illinois case. The same damages could not be collected twice. For that reason, and since Marshall & Ilsley is believed to be in financial difficulty, there was no reason to burden the court with this suit when a decision on the major defense issues were already ruled on in another suit and the Illinois decision questioned a Maryland court's authority. On advice of counsel, the case was withdrawn. Following the May 2011 appellate victory, the action was returned to the Circuit Court in August 2011. Plaintiffs sought a scheduling conference in May 2012 and moved to reinstate the action under Illinois Rule 369. Defendants objected on the ground that the delay from August 2011 to May 2012 was excessive. The Circuit Court agreed and, by Order of August 3, 2012 denied the plaintiffs’ motion to reinstate the action known as Morton M. Lapides, Sr., MML, Inc. and VR Holdings, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP., Madeleine, LLC, Gordon Brothers Group, Warren Feder and Stephen A. Feinberg, Circuit Court for Cook County Illinois, Docket No. 09 L 004607. The motion was denied “without prejudice to plaintiffs’ filing of a new, separate lawsuit.” Under Illinois procedure, when a civil action is voluntarily or involuntarily dismissed without a ruling on the merits, the limitations period is tolled for a year to allow the filing of a new action. On August 3, 2012, plaintiffs filed a new action captioned VR Holdings, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP., Madeleine, LLC, Gordon Brothers Group, Warren Feder and Stephen A. Feinberg, Circuit Court for Cook County Illinois, Docket No Docket No. 12 L 008718. Plaintiffs have also appealed the Order denying the denial of reinstatement in the 2009 action. The new action is stayed pending the resolution of the appeal. Since the filing of the Company’s 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012, all parties have filed their briefs concerning the appeal, and the court is fully briefed. The appellate court has not scheduled oral arguments and the appeal is awaiting decision by the court. Neither VR Holdings, Inc. nor counsel offers any guaranty regarding the outcome of the pending litigation.

Note 8. Litigation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE 8 – LITIGATION

The Company, through its subsidiaries, is involved in a lawsuit, styled Morton M. Lapides, SR., MML, Inc. and VR Holdings, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP. All claims held by Mr. and Mrs. Morton M. Lapides, Sr. have been assigned to VR Holdings. It is our plan to use any proceeds received by us as a result of the below described litigation to fund our business plan going forward. If we are unsuccessful in the litigation or do not receive sufficient funds, we will be forced to sell additional equity to raise the capital we need to fund our anticipated operations. If we are not successful in raising any needed capital, our business plan will fail.

The Basis of our Litigation

In the late 1980s, it was discovered that Mr. Lapides had pancreatic cancer. In researching possible treatments, Mr. Lapides discovered that Johns Hopkins Hospital had an experimental program for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

As a result of the treatment of Mr. Lapides at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the board of trustees of The Cancer Foundation decided to donate $75,000,000 to Johns Hopkins Hospital and $5,000,000 to other research institutions for cancer research. This gift was to be made by The Cancer Foundation, Inc. which had been a family charity organization. The source of the funding by The Cancer Foundation was to be an $80,000,000 gift by the companies owned by Mr. Lapides, which turned out to be VR Holdings, Inc. With the destruction of VR Holdings by the actions allegedly taken by various parties as described below, Mr. Lapides no longer had the ability to make this contribution, and the intended contribution became a claim of The Cancer Foundation. The $80,000,000 claim plus interest of The Cancer Foundation was exchanged for shares of the common stock of VR Holdings, Inc. using the exchange rate of $4.47 of claim value for every share of VR Holdings common stock. The Cancer Foundation has no claim against VR Holdings and is no longer a party to the Illinois litigation.

The Cancer Foundation, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP

This is a breach of contract case pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. MML, Transcolor, and Morton M. Lapides, Sr. (together, the “plaintiffs”) allege that Madeleine LLC, a subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management, LP (“Madeleine”) and Gordon Brothers Capital Corp. (“Gordon Brothers”) (together, the “defendants”) breached a Comprehensive Settlement and Shareholders Agreement, dated April 11, 1997 (the “Shareholders Agreement”) by depriving the plaintiffs of the right to regain control of Winterland Concessions Company (“Winterland”). The plaintiffs allegedly have suffered substantial damages as a result of the alleged breach of the Shareholders Agreement. The Cancer Foundation was initially a plaintiff, but later withdrew, because the Court ruled that it had no standing to sue.

The plaintiffs initially filed suit on July 23, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging federal-law claims for civil RICO and RICO conspiracy and state-law claims for fraudulent concealment, tortuous interference, civil conspiracy, and breach of contract. On April 4, 2008, the court dismissed the plaintiffs’ federal RICO claims as time barred and then declined to retain supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ state-law claims. The court also dismissed the defendants’ Rule 11 claim. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal of the court’s decision on April 22, 2008. On March 19, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision. The Illinois state court action was filed on April 17, 2009.

The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the state court action on August 3, 2009. The plaintiffs filed an opposition brief on November 13, 2009. The defendants filed their reply on December 4, 2009. Oral argument was held on January 22, 2010. At the conclusion of argument, Judge Allen S. Goldberg dismissed the complaint on the grounds of res judicata. The plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration in which they argued that Judge Goldberg misapplied the doctrine of res judicata that the complaint should be reinstated and the case allowed to proceed. The defendants’ opposition brief was filed on April 12, 2010 and the plaintiff’s reply was filed on May 10, 2010. Oral argument on the motion for reconsideration was held on June 1, 2010, at which time Judge Goldberg denied the motion. MML and Lapides filed a notice of appeal on June 25, 2010 and their opening brief on November 5, 2010 with the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District. The defendants filed an opposition on December 5, 2010, as well as a cross appeal seeking a reversal of the trial judge’s order denying the defendants’ motion for attorneys’ fees. The plaintiffs filed a reply on January 14, 2011, and the defendants filed a reply on the attorneys’ fees issue on January 28, 2011.

On March 16, 2011, the Appellate Court, ordered the parties to brief the issue of whether the case should be transferred to California, New York or Maryland on the grounds of forum non conveniens because the case has more connections with those jurisdictions than it does with Illinois. After the parties briefed this issue, the Court issued an opinion on May 25, 2011 reversing the trial court’s decision dismissing the case and remanding the case back to the trial court. In its opinion, the Court declined to transfer the case to another state because the defendants refused to waive their statute of limitations defense. The Court reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the case on res judicata grounds, and rejected the defendants’ arguments on the statute of limitation and failure to state a claim. The Court also denied the defendants’ cross appeal for attorneys’ fees.

The Court of Appeals’ rulings constitute a complete reversal of Judge Goldberg’s dismissal of the complaint. On August 5, 2011, the Illinois Court of Appeals wrote to the Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court stating that the mandate of the Appellate Court has been filed with the Cook County Circuit Court. In doing so, the case was returned to the trial court for further proceedings. At this juncture, the trial court has not taken any action to set a case schedule or take any other action as a result of the Appellate Court’s reversal of the trial court’s decision and the remand of the case to the trial. Neither Plaintiffs nor Defendants have asked the trial court to take any action as a result of the remand.

Now that the Illinois Court of Appeals has reversed Judge Goldberg’s dismissal, the case may move forward into the discovery phase where a number of issues will need to be explored. These issues include whether the defendants breached the Shareholders Agreement, whether the defendants’ actions damaged MML and Mr. Lapides, and the quantum of their damages. Expert testimony may be needed during the litigation. Either party may move for summary judgment at the conclusion of discovery. If there are any important remaining factual issues after summary judgment rulings, the case may then proceed to trial.

It is not possible to predict the ultimate resolution of the case.

On March 11, 2011, the Company filed a suit in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland against Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company and Venable L.L.P. for alleged civil conspiracy beginning in 1998 and continuing through November 2010, at which time the alleged conspirators abandoned their efforts. Marshall & Ilsley allegedly participated with the two lenders to Winterland Concessions Company, a previous subsidiary. The civil conspiracy expanded to damages through additional causes being tortuous aiding and abetting, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, intentional misrepresentation, and negligent misrepresentation, resulting in damages to VR Holding’s subsidiaries and approximately 2,500 parties in the amount of $1.6 billion plus punitive damages and legal fees.

On May 25, 2011, the Illinois State Appellate Court ruled in VR Holdings' favor in regards to The Cancer Foundation, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP litigation stating that there were no res judicata or statute of limitations problems, and in addition, stated that "…the bankruptcy court in Maryland lacked jurisdiction to decide the contract claim at issue here." VR Holdings was advised that the defenses in the Maryland case were almost identical to the two items eliminated in the Illinois case. The same damages could not be collected twice. For that reason, and since Marshall & Ilsley is believed to be in financial difficulty, there was no reason to burden the court with this suit when a decision on the major defense issues were already ruled on in another suit and the Illinois decision questioned a Maryland court's authority. On advice of counsel, the case was withdrawn.

Following the May 2011 appellate victory, the action was returned to the Circuit Court in August 2011. Plaintiffs sought a scheduling conference in May 2012 and moved to reinstate the action under Illinois Rule 369. Defendants objected on the ground that the delay from August 2011 to May 2012 was excessive. The Circuit Court agreed and, by Order of August 3, 2012 denied the plaintiffs’ motion to reinstate the action known as Morton M. Lapides, Sr., MML, Inc. and VR Holdings, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP., Madeleine, LLC, Gordon Brothers Group, Warren Feder and Stephen A. Feinberg, Circuit Court for Cook County Illinois, Docket No. 09 L 004607. The motion was denied “without prejudice to plaintiffs’ filing of a new, separate lawsuit.”

Under Illinois procedure, when a civil action is voluntarily or involuntarily dismissed without a ruling on the merits, the limitations period is tolled for a year to allow the filing of a new action. On August 3, 2012, plaintiffs filed a new action captioned VR Holdings, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Management, LP., Madeleine, LLC, Gordon Brothers Group, Warren Feder and Stephen A. Feinberg, Circuit Court for Cook County Illinois, Docket No Docket No. 12 L 008718. Plaintiffs have also appealed the Order denying the denial of reinstatement in the 2009 action. The new action is stayed pending the resolution of the appeal.

Since the filing of the Company’s 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012, all parties have filed their briefs concerning the appeal, and the court is fully briefed. The appellate court has not scheduled oral arguments and the appeal is awaiting decision by the court. Neither VR Holdings, Inc. nor counsel offers any guaranty regarding the outcome of the pending litigation.

VR Holdings, Inc. 10-Q