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Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Jan. 27, 2018
Subsequent Events.  
Subsequent Events

 

15. Subsequent Events

 

On February 26, 2018, a jury verdict found that former AeroVironment employees, Gabriel Torres, Justin McAllister, and Jeff McBride engaged in fraud, and that Torres and McAllister breached their respective Patent and Confidentiality Agreements. The jury also awarded punitive damages against all three defendants. The total verdict was more than $2,400,000.  Torres, McAllister, and McBride are founders of MicaSense, Inc., which is majority-owned by Parrot SA. No amounts have been recorded to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of January 27, 2018.