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Legal Proceedings
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
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Legal Proceedings
i2 Technologies, Inc. v. Oracle Corporation
On April 29, 2009, i2 filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL). The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division (No. 6:09-cv-194-LED) alleged infringement of 11 patents related to supply chain management, available to promise software and other enterprise software applications. On April 22, 2010, Oracle filed counterclaims against i2 and JDA Software Group, Inc. (of which i2 is now a wholly-owned subsidiary) alleging the infringement by i2 of four Oracle patents. On February 25, 2011, the Company, i2 and Oracle Corporation entered into a settlement agreement. Under the settlement agreement, the parties entered into a cross-license arrangement and dismissed with prejudice their respective litigation claims related to the patent infringement dispute. In addition, the Company received a one-time cash payment of $35.0 million from Oracle Corporation, as well as a $2.5 million license and technical support credit from Oracle Corporation that must be used by the Company within two years. The Company recorded the settlement in the first quarter of 2011.
Sky Technologies LLC v. JDA Software Group, et al.
On May 11, 2011, Sky Technologies LLC (“Sky”) filed a  lawsuit for patent infringement against the Company and a number of other entities, including Microsoft, Siemens and Dassault Systemes, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (No. 6:11-cv-10833-WGY), alleging infringement of a number of patents. Sky amended its complaint on October 17, 2011 to add additional claims. In response to the amended complaint, on October 17, 2011, the Company filed counterclaims against Sky, alleging that Sky breached the terms of a Settlement and License Agreement entered into between Sky and i2 Technologies, Inc. in 2005.  The Company recorded an accrual of $4.0 million in fiscal 2011 as it believed this to be its best estimate of the probable loss.
On April 5, 2012, the Company and Sky entered into a settlement agreement. The terms of the settlement agreement included the following: (i) the Company would pay $4.0 million to Sky by April 12, 2012; (ii) dismissal with prejudice of all legal proceedings related to the litigation, (iii) mutual releases and covenants not to sue; and (iv) Sky granting a license to the Company of Sky's patents.
Beaver County Retirement Fund v JDA Software Group Inc, C.A. No. 7446-ML
On April 20, 2012, Beaver County Retirement Fund, a stockholder of the Company, commenced an action in the Delaware Court of Chancery (C.A. No. 7446-ML) seeking access to certain books and records of the Company pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. On May 15, 2012, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. To date, no briefing schedule on the Company's motion to dismiss has been set by the Court of Chancery. We believe that the ultimate outcome of the lawsuit will not result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.


SEC Inquiries; Audit Committee Investigation
In January 2012, we disclosed that we received a subpoena from the Division of Enforcement and a comment letter from the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC requesting information and documents related to revenue recognition and other accounting and financial reporting matters for certain past fiscal years. In response to the SEC's inquiries, our Audit Committee promptly commenced an investigation into our revenue recognition policies and the application of these policies during the periods in question, engaged an outside accounting firm separate from our independent auditors and engaged special counsel to undertake a fact-finding investigation. Our outside legal counsel also assisted in this investigation.
In conjunction with this investigation, the Company:
responded to comment letters from the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance regarding its revenue recognition policies and the restatement; and
provided the SEC's Division of Enforcement with information and documents it requested.
The Audit Committee, with its outside advisors, has completed the internal investigation. The investigation uncovered no evidence of fraud or intentional wrongdoing.  The Company continues to cooperate with the SEC in connection with its investigation.

We are involved in other legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Although there can be no assurance, management does not currently believe the disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.