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Legal Proceedings
9 Months Ended
Nov. 03, 2013
Legal Proceedings [Abstract]  
Legal Proceedings
 (10)Legal Proceedings
On September 5, 2013, Advanced Advisors, a Company stockholder, filed a class action petition in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas (case no. 13C001007) citing, among other parties, the Company and the Company's directors, Royce Winsten, Terrence Babilla, Dennis Logue, Lolan Mackey, and Richard Wilson, as defendants.  The petition challenges the defendants' actions in causing the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement under which Argonne Capital Group, LLC was to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the Company.  The allegations against the defendants include breaches of fiduciary duties and the aiding and abetting of breaches of fiduciary duties.  The amount of the damages is unspecified.  The Company intends to vigorously defend itself.
On September 23, 2013, Paul Hughes, an individual Company stockholder, filed a class action petition in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas (case no. 13C001096) citing, among other parties, the Company and the Company's directors, Royce Winsten, Terrence Babilla, Dennis Logue, Lolan Mackey, and Richard Wilson, as defendants.  The petition challenges the defendants' actions in causing the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement under which Argonne Capital Group, LLC was to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the Company.  The allegations against the defendants include breaches of fiduciary duties and the aiding and abetting of breaches of fiduciary duties.  The amount of the damages is unspecified. There is a dismissal hearing for this matter scheduled for January 10, 2014.  The Company intends to vigorously defend itself.
On September 27, 2013, Jeffery R. Geygan, an individual Company stockholder, filed a class action petition in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas (case no. 13C001120) citing, among other parties, the Company and the Company's directors, Royce Winsten, Terrence Babilla, Dennis Logue, Lolan Mackey, and Richard Wilson, as defendants.  The petition challenges the defendants' actions in causing the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement under which Argonne Capital Group, LLC was to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the Company.  The allegations against the defendants include breaches of fiduciary duties and the aiding and abetting of breaches of fiduciary duties. The amount of the damages is unspecified.  The parties have filed a joint motion to consolidate this case and the case filed by Advanced Advisors discussed above.  The Company intends to vigorously defend itself.