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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Loss Contingencies
                 
    Month            

Plaintiff

  

Served

  

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

  

Status

Salinas

   Aug-08   US District Court, ND CA   Wrongful Death  

Motion Phase, trial

scheduled June 2013

Grable

   Aug-08   6th Judicial Circuit Court, Pinellas County, FL   Training Injury   Discovery Phase

Koon

   Dec-08   17th Judicial Circuit Court, Broward County, FL   Training Injury   Discovery Phase

Peppler

   Apr-09   5th Judicial Circuit Court, Sumter City, FL   Training Injury   Discovery Phase

Athetis

   May-09   US District Court, AZ   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase

Derbyshire

   Nov-09   Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice   Officer Injury   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled May 2013

Rich

   Feb-10   US District Court, NV   Wrongful Death  

Trial scheduled August

2013

Thompson

   Mar-10   11th Judicial Circuit Court Miami-Dade County, FL   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Discovery Phase

Doan

   Apr-10   The Queens Bench Alberta, Red Deer Judicial Dist.   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase

Piskura

   May-10   US District Court, OH   Wrongful Death  

Trial scheduled

October 2013

Shymko

   Dec-10   The Queens Bench, Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase

Juran

   Dec-10   Hennepin County District Court, 4th Judicial District   Officer Injury   Discovery Phase

Wilson

   May-11   US District Court, ED MO   Wrongful Death   Stayed until June 2013

Russell

   Dec-11   U.S. District Court, VA   Wrongful Death   Trial scheduled Fall 2013

Ramsey

   Jan-12   17th Judicial Circuit Court, Broward County Circuit Court, FL   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase

Duensing

   Feb-12   US District Court, NV   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Pleading Phase

Mitchell

   Apr-12   US District Court, ED MI   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled May 2014

Firman

   Apr-12   Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase

Ricks

   May-12   US District Court, WD LA   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase

Wingard

   Oct-12   US District Court, WD PA   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase

Manjares

   Nov-12   US District Court, ED WA   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled January 2014

McCarthy

   Dec-12   US District Court, WD NC   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled June 2014

Miller

   Jan-13   New Castle County Superior Court, DE   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase

Salgado

   Feb-13   US District Court, SD FL   Wrongful Death   Stayed

Armstrong

   Apr-13   General Court of Justice, Superior Div, Moore County, NC   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase

Barnes

   Apr-13   US District Court, WD PA   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase
Summary of other litigation matters
                 
    Month            

Plaintiff

   Served  

Jurisdiction

   Claim Type  

Status

Kandt

   Jun-09   US District Court, ND NY   Training injury   Appeal is fully briefed. Oral argument set for May 2013.

Turner

   Feb-10   US District Court, ED NC   Wrongful death   Appeal is fully briefed. Waiting for Court to set date for oral argument.

Jacobs

   Oct-10   District Court, Travis County, TX   Wrongful death   Appellants opening brief filed March 2013. TASER’s answering brief currently due May 2013.

Williams

   Dec-10   US District Court, ND MS   Wrongful death   Appellant’s opening brief filed January 2013. TASER’s answering brief filed March 2013.

Butler

   Jan-11   US District Court, ND TX, Dallas   Training injury   Appellant’s opening brief filed January 2013. TASER’s answering brief filed March 2013. Reply brief due April 2013.

Bachtel

   Aug-11   14th Judicial District Circuit Court, Randolph County, MO   Wrongful Death   Apellant’s opening brief due May 2013.

Fahy

   Dec-09   Circuit Court of City of St. Louis   Suspect injury during
arrest		   Notice of appeal filed April 2013.
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
                 
    Month            

Plaintiff

   Served  

Jurisdiction

   Claim Type  

Status

Stough

   Feb-11   US District Court, ED MO   Training Injury   Voluntary Dismissal

Bachtel

   Aug-11   14th Judicial District Circuit Court, Randolph County, MO   Wrongful Death   Summary Judgment granted for TASER, appeal filed

Payne

   Mar-11   Blount County Circuit Court, TN   Suspect Injury During
Arrest		   Voluntary Dismissal

Nelson

   Aug-11   CA Superior Court, Riverside County   Wrongful Death   Voluntary Dismissal

Norman

   Aug-12   US District Court, WD MO   Wrongful Death   Dismissed

Washington

   May-05   US District Court, ED CA   Wrongful Death   Dismissed

Glowczenski

   Oct-04   U.S. District Court, ED NY   Wrongful Death   Summary Judgment granted for TASER

Hollman

   Aug-06   US District Court, ED NY   Wrongful Death   TASER’s motion for summary judgment granted in March 2013

Humphreys

   Oct-09   CA Superior Court, San Joaquin County   Wrongful Death   Dismissal filed in March 2013

City of Warren MI *

   Apr-12   US District Court, ED MI   Third Party
Complaint		   Dismissed

Fressadi

   Feb-13   US District Court, AZ   Suspect Injury During
Arrest		   Dismissed

 

* companion case to Mitchell
Information regarding the Company's insurance coverage
                                                     

Policy Year

   Policy Start
Date		     Policy End
Date		     Insurance
Coverage		     Deductible
Amount		     Defense
Costs
Covered		     Remaining
Insurance
Coverage		    

Active Cases and Cases on Appeal

2004

     12/01/03       12/01/04     $ 2.0     $ 0.1       N     $ 2.0     n/a

2005

     12/01/04       12/01/05       10.0       0.3       Y       7.0     n/a

2006

     12/01/05       12/01/06       10.0       0.3       Y       3.7     n/a

2007

     12/01/06       12/01/07       10.0       0.3       Y       8.0     n/a

2008

     12/01/07       12/15/08       10.0       0.5       Y       —        Salinas, Grable, Koon, Peppler, Rich, Turner

2009

     12/15/08       12/15/09       10.0       1.0       N       10.0     Athetis, Kandt, Derbyshire

2010

     12/15/09       12/15/10       10.0       1.0       N       10.0     Thompson, Jacobs, Shymko, Doan, Piskura, Juran, Williams, Fahy

2011

     12/15/10       12/15/11       10.0       1.0       N       10.0     Butler, Wilson, Russell, Bachtel

Jan—Jun 2012

     12/15/11       06/25/12       7.0       1.0       N       7.0     Ramsey, Duensing, Mitchell, Firman, Ricks

Jul—Dec 2012

     06/25/12       12/15/12       12.0       1.0       N       12.0     Wingard, Manjares

2013

     12/15/12       12/15/13       12.0       1.0       N       12.0     McCarthy, Miller, Salgado, Barnes, Armstrong