Accrued Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities

7. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Accrued payroll and related employee costs (a)	$	5,694	$	8,040
Accrued property taxes		834		1,594
Accrued professional fees		743		981
Lease-related accruals		353		354
Other (b)		1,768		5,113
	$	9,392	$	16,082

(a) Accrued payroll and related employee costs include $1,029,000 and $1,009,000 of accrued severance and benefits expenses as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to the separation of the Company’s former President on August 19, 2015 and former Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2014, as discussed in Note 11, Leadership Changes and Restructuring Activities.  

(b) Other accrued liabilities include $3,251,000 as of December 31, 2015 in connection with the December 28, 2015 judgment resulting from the litigation matter concerning the Company’s acquisition of the net assets of HBN, which was paid on February 2, 2016, as discussed in Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies.