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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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    Pleading Phase

Wilson

   May-11    US District Court, ED MO    Wrongful Death    Trial scheduled
for Nov. 2014

Ramsey

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

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

Rascom

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

Schrock

   Sep-14    San Bernardino County Superior Court, CA    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Ward

   Oct-14    Richmond County Superior Court, GA    Officer Fired    Pleading Phase

Moore

   Oct-14    St. Louis County Circuit Court, MO    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

   Month
Served
    

Jurisdiction

   Claim Type     

Status

Glowczenski

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

Mitchell

     Apr-12       US District Court, ED MI      Wrongful Death       Notice of Appeal filed Aug. 2014
Summary of Cases Dismissed or Judgment Entered

Cases that were dismissed or judgment entered during the third 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

   Month
Served
    

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

   Status

Faltesek

     Apr-14       Harris County District Court, TX    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

Mitchell

     Apr-12       US District Court, ED MI    Wrongful Death    Motion for
Summary Judgment
Granted

McCue

     Mar-14       US District Court, District of Maine    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

Slade

     Dec-13       US District Court, ED TX    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

Goodard

     Jul-14       Pinellas County Circuit Court, FL    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

Parker

     Jul-14       US District Court, SD TX    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         —         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, Firman, Ricks, Mitchell

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

2014

     12/15/13         12/15/14         12.0         4.0         N         12.0       Rascom, Schrock, Moore, Ward