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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

17) Commitments and Contingencies

On March 25, 2016, two putative class action lawsuits captioned Dixon Chung v. Newport Corp., et al., and Hubert C. Pincon v. Newport Corp., et al., were filed in the District Court, Clark County, Nevada on behalf of a putative class of stockholders of Newport for claims related to the merger agreement between the Company, Newport, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub"). The lawsuits named as defendants the Company, Newport, Merger Sub, and certain then current and former members of Newport’s board of directors. The lawsuits alleged that Newport’s directors breached their fiduciary duties to Newport’s stockholders in connection with the sale of Newport, which led to inadequate and unfair consideration, by agreeing to unfair deal protection devices and by omitting material information from the proxy statement. The complainants also alleged that the Company, Newport and Merger Sub aided and abetted the directors’ alleged breaches of their fiduciary duties and sought monetary damages, including pre- and post-judgment interest. The District Court consolidated the actions, and plaintiffs filed first amended complaint on October 24, 2016 and a second amended complaint on July 12, 2017, each of which were captioned In re Newport Corporation Shareholder Litigation, and made substantially similar allegations and sought monetary damages, including pre- and post-judgment interest. The District Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a third amended complaint on October 10, 2019 and thereafter entered summary judgment for the defendants on January 23, 2020. On March 30, 2022, the Nevada Supreme Court entered an order affirming in their entirety the District Court's orders granting defendants' motion for summary judgment and denying plaintiffs' motion for leave to file an amended complaint.

The Company is also subject to various legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters, and the matters noted above, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.