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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to lawsuits and claims arising out of the ordinary course of its business. While the Company cannot predict with certainty the outcome, costs recognized with respect to such actions were not material during the three months ended June 30, 2023. The Company does not have any currently pending claims or litigation that the Company believes, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.
Atmus carries various forms of commercial, property and casualty, product liability and other forms of insurance. Where Atmus has not entered into its own insurance policies, it will continue to be covered under Cummins’ insurance policies while Atmus continues to be majority owned by Cummins; however, such insurance may not be applicable or adequate to cover the costs associated with a judgment against Atmus with respect to these lawsuits, claims and proceedings. Atmus does not believe that these lawsuits are material individually or in the aggregate. While the Company believes it has established adequate accruals for our expected future liability with respect to pending lawsuits, claims and proceedings, where the nature and extent
of any such liability can be reasonably estimated based upon presently available information, there can be no assurance that the final resolution of any existing or future lawsuits, claims or proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on Atmus’s business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Indemnifications
Periodically, Atmus enters into various contractual arrangements where it agrees to indemnify a third-party against certain types of losses. Common types of indemnities include:
product liability and license, patent or trademark indemnifications;
asset sale agreements where Atmus agrees to indemnify the purchaser against future environmental exposures related to the asset sold; and
any contractual agreement where we agree to indemnify the counterparty for losses suffered as a result of a misrepresentation in the contract.
Atmus regularly evaluates the probability of having to incur costs associated with these indemnities and accrue for expected losses that are probable. Because the indemnifications are not related to specified known liabilities, and due to their uncertain nature, Atmus is unable to estimate the maximum amount of the potential loss associated with these indemnifications.