Commitments and Contingencies

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Sep. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

5. Commitments and Contingencies

Class Action Suit

On August 14, 2013, the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the securities class action lawsuit brought against Primo, certain members of our board of directors, certain members of management, and certain shareholders and company advisors.  The plaintiffs’ complaint alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and asserted such claims on behalf of a class of persons who acquired our common stock in or traceable to our initial public offering and secondary offering as well as purchasers of common stock between November 4, 2010 and August 10, 2011.  The Court dismissed all claims asserted in the case with prejudice, and entered judgment in favor of all defendants.  No appeal was taken by the plaintiffs, and the judgment became final as of September 13, 2013.

Electrotemp

On October 14, 2011, Primo, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, filed a complaint against Electrotemp Technologies China, Inc. ("Electrotemp") in Mecklenburg County (North Carolina) Superior Court, alleging breach of contract, quantum meruit/unjust enrichment, and violation of the North Carolina Products Liability Act/breach of implied warranty.  The parties filed a Joint Motion to stay litigation so that they could proceed with mediation and arbitration pursuant to the dispute resolution clause in their agreement.  On May 1, 2012, the Court ordered that the litigation would be stayed once the parties formally enter into arbitration.  Electrotemp asserted counterclaims in the arbitration.  On September 26, 2013, the parties reached a settlement that resulted in termination of the arbitration and dismissal of the lawsuit.  The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice on October 3, 2013.  We do not believe that the terms of the settlement will have a material impact on our financial statements.

Florida Concentrates Suit

On October 16, 2012, Primo was served with the Summons and Complaint in a suit filed in the Florida state courts on September 26, 2012.  Plaintiffs in the suit are Florida Concentrates International, LLC (a Florida limited liability company), Florida Sparkling DS, LLC (a Florida limited liability company), and Didier Hardy (a Florida resident and apparently the principal of the LLC plaintiffs).  Also named as defendants are Susan and Scott Ballantyne (alleged to be Florida residents) and SDS-IC.  The suit was filed in the Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial District (Collier County, Florida).  Plaintiffs' allegations include breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and certain additional claims and plaintiffs seek monetary damages.  We do not believe that the suit has any merit whatsoever, and plan to vigorously contest and defend against it.  We have filed a motion to dismiss all claims, which was granted in part and denied in part by the court.

Omnifrio Single-Serve Beverage Business

Deferred purchase price payments totaling $2,000 were included within liabilities of disposal group held for sale, net of current portion and current liabilities of disposal group held for sale on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. These payments were related to the April 11, 2011 acquisition of certain intellectual property and other assets from the seller, Omnifrio Beverage Company LLC (“Omnifrio”).  On July 19, 2013, we entered into a conditional settlement and release agreement with Omnifrio and certain other parties pursuant to which we agreed to, among other things, use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the assets purchased from Omnifrio in April 2011 and to provide Omnifrio certain amounts of the proceeds of any such sale in exchange for Omnifrio agreeing to release us from any claims related to the milestone payments included in our original purchase agreement with Omnifrio and, upon the sale of such assets, to release us from any claims related to the deferred purchase price payments included in such agreement.

Sales Tax

We routinely purchase equipment for use in operations from various vendors.  These purchases are subject to sales tax depending on the equipment type and local sales tax regulations; however, we believe certain vendors have not assessed the appropriate sales tax.  For purchases that are subject to sales tax in which we believe the vendor did not assess the appropriate amount, we accrue an estimate of the sales tax liability we ultimately expect to pay.

Other Contingencies

From time to time, we are involved in various claims and legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. Management believes that the outcome of such legal actions will not have a significant adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.