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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Loss Contingencies

With respect to each of the pending lawsuits, the following table lists the name of plaintiff, the date the Company was served with process, the jurisdiction in which the case is pending, the type of claim and the status of the matter.

 

     Month                 

Plaintiff

   Served     

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

  

Status

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
Derbyshire      Nov-09       Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice    Officer Injury    Discovery Phase
Rich      Feb-10       US District Court, NV    Wrongful Death    Trial scheduled December 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    Discovery Phase
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    Discovery Phase
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    Motion Phase
Mitchell      Apr-12       US District Court, ED MI    Wrongful Death    Discovery Phase, trial scheduled June 2014
Firman      Apr-12       Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase
Ricks      May-12       US District Court, WD LA    Wrongful Death    Motion Phase
Wingard      Oct-12       US District Court, WD PA    Wrongful Death    Discovery Phase
Manjares      Nov-12       US District Court, ED WA    Suspect Injury During Arrest    Discovery Phase; trial scheduled July 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    Discovery Phase
Barnes      Apr-13       US District Court, WD PA    Wrongful Death    Discovery Phase
Athetis      May-09       Maricopa County Superior Court, AZ    Wrongful Death    Dismissal Pending
Summary of Other Litigation Matters

In addition, other product litigation matters in which the Company is involved that are currently on appeal are listed below:

 

     Month               

Plaintiff

   Served   

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

  

Status

Turner    Feb-10    US District Court, ED NC    Wrongful death    Appeal fully briefed; Oral argument held on September 19, 2013
Bachtel    Aug-11    14th Judicial District Circuit Court, Randolph County, MO    Wrongful Death    Appeal fully briefed; date for Oral Argument has not been set
Glowczenski    Oct-04    US District Court, ED NY    Wrongful death    Notice of Appeal filed Septemebr 2013; opening brief is due January 2014
Summary of Cases Dismissed or Judgment Entered

Cases that were dismissed or judgment entered during the third quarter of 2013 and through the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed in the table below. Cases that were dismissed or judgment entered in prior fiscal quarters are not included in this table.

 

     Month               

Plaintiff

   Served   

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

  

Status

Glowczenski    Oct-04    US Disrict Court, ED NY    Wrongful Death    Court granted Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of TASER
McCarthy    Dec-12    US District Court, WD NC    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal
Piskura    May-10    US District Court, OH    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal
Information Regarding the Company's Insurance Coverage

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s product liability insurance. Remaining insurance coverage is based on information received from the Company’s insurance provider.

 

                                 Defense      Remaining       
     Policy Start      Policy End      Insurance      Deductible      Costs      Insurance      Active Cases and Cases on

Policy Year

   Date      Date      Coverage      Amount      Covered      Coverage     

Appeal

2004

     12/01/03         12/01/04       $ 2.0       $ 0.1         N       $ 2.0       Glowczenski

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         —         Grable, Koon, Peppler, Rich, Turner

2009

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

2010

     12/15/09         12/15/10         10.0         1.0         N         10.0       Thompson, Shymko, Doan, Juran

2011

     12/15/10         12/15/11         10.0         1.0         N         10.0       Wilson, 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       Miller, Salgado, Barnes, Armstrong