Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Matters

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Matters [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Matters

13. Commitments and Contingencies – Legal Matters

On January 13, 2011, the SEC initiated a non-public formal investigation of the Company. We have been cooperating with and intend to continue to cooperate with the SEC. The Company has been informed by its Chairman of the Board that he has received multiple subpoenas in connection with such inquiry. Another director has received two subpoenas as well. In accordance with the terms of the Company’s bylaws and the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the Company is advancing expenses incurred by its Chairman and other director in this matter. Because the matter is ongoing, we cannot predict the outcome of this formal inquiry at this time, and, as a result, no conclusion can be reached as to what impact, if any, this inquiry may have on us, our operations, or financial condition.

Other income for the second quarter of 2011 includes a payment to the Company of $359,000 related to short swing trading profits that were returned to the Company by a director and an affiliated shareholder.

The Company was involved in an arbitration proceeding initiated in April 2011 by William L. Heumann, Gerald J. Plappert, and Paul S. Brannick, related to the 2008 acquisition of Fisher-Klosterman Inc., in which the plaintiffs were claiming amounts owed pursuant to an earn-out provision in the purchase agreement. The arbitrator ruled on February 15, 2012 resulting in a payment of the Company’s stock worth $20,500 and half of the plaintiffs’ legal and arbitrator costs of $106,000.

The Company is also a party to routine contract and employment-related litigation matters and routine audits of state and local tax returns arising in the ordinay course of its business.

The final outcome and impact of open matters, and related claims and investigations that may be brought in the future, are subject to many variables, and cannot be predicted. We establish accruals only for those matters where we determine that a loss is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. As a result, we have accrued as necessary for any liability with respect to open matters. The Company expenses legal costs as they are incurred. While it is currently not possible to reasonably estimate the aggregate amount of costs that we may incur in connection with these matters, such costs could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity, or results of operations.

We are not aware of pending claims or assessments, other than as described above, which may have a material adverse impact on our liquidity, financial position, or results of operations.