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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
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.

 

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 Nov. 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

McCue

     Mar-14       US District Court, District of Maine    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Faltesek

     Apr-14       Harris County District Court, TX    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Rascom

     Apr-14       US District Court, AZ    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

 

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:

 

Plaintiff

  

Served

  

Jurisdiction

   Claim Type   

Status

Glowczenski

   Oct-04    US District Court, ED NY    Wrongful Death    Notice of Appeal filed Sept. 2013; Opening Brief was filed Jan. 2014; Answering Brief is due Apr. 2014.

 

 

Summary of Cases Dismissed or Judgment Entered

Cases that were dismissed or judgment entered during the first quarter of 2014 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.

 

Plaintiff

   Served     

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

  

Status

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

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

Turner

     Feb-10       US District Court, ED NC    Wrongful Death    Settled and dismissed

 

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         —         Grable, Koon
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
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, McCue, Rascom, Faltesek