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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Lease Obligations

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases at December 31, 2013, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Operating      Capital  

2014

   $ 374       $ 38   

2015

     172         38   

2016

     89         22   

2017

     54         —     

2018

     —           —     

Thereafter

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

   $ 689         98   
  

 

 

    

Less: Amount representing interest

        5   
     

 

 

 

Capital lease obligation

      $ 103   
     

 

 

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

Derbyshire

     Nov-09       Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice    Officer Injury    Discovery Phase

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; trial scheduled for November 2014

Ramsey

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

Miller

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

Salgado

     Feb-13       US District Court, SD FL    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Slade

     Dec-13       US District Court, ED TX    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Turner

     Feb-10       US District Court, ED NC    Wrongful Death    Appeal fully briefed; Oral argument held September 2013; remanded to trial on damages only.
Summary of Other Product 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

Bachtel

     Aug-11       14th Judicial Circuit Court, Randolph County, MO    Wrongful Death    Appeal fully briefed; Oral Argument held on January 14, 2014.

Glowczenski

     Oct-04       US District Court, ED NY    Wrongful Death    Notice of Appeal filed September 2013; Opening Brief was filed January 2014; Answering Brief is due April 2014.
Summary of Cases Dismissed or Judgment Entered

Cases that were dismissed or judgment entered during the fourth quarter of 2013 and through the filing date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K 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

Armstrong

     Apr-13       US District Court, MD NC    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

Barnes

     Apr-13       US District Court, WD PA    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

Athetis

     May-09       Superior Court, AZ    Wrongful Death    Motion for Summary Judgment

Duensing

     Feb-12       US District Court, NV    Suspect Injury During Arrest    Motion to Dismiss

Rich

     Feb-10       US District Court, NV    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

Peppler

     Apr-09       5th Judicial Court for Sumter CO, FL    Training Injury    Voluntary Dismissal

Wingard

     Oct-12       US District Court, WD PA    Wrongful Death   

Voluntary Dismissal

Manjares

     Nov-12       US District Court, ED WA    Suspect Injury During Arrest   

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 (in millions).

 

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       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         2.6       Grable, Koon, Turner

2009

     12/15/08         12/15/09         10.0         1.0         N         10.0       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, Mitchell, Firman, Ricks

Jul—Dec 2012

     06/25/12         12/15/12         12.0         1.0         N         12.0       n/a

2013

     12/15/12         12/15/13         12.0         1.0         N         12.0       Miller, Salgado

2014

     12/15/13         12/15/14         12.0         4.0         N         12.0       Slade