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Litigation
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Litigation [Abstract]  
Litigation

11.  LITIGATION

 

Indiana Civil Litigation – In December 2013, the Company entered into a confidential agreement to settle the Indiana Civil Litigation. The Company paid $6.25 million to Plaintiffs to settle the matter without admission of wrongdoing. The Company received $2.3 million and $0.3 million during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, for recovery of litigation settlement costs from insurers. The Company continues to believe that it did not cause or contribute to the contamination. These amounts are recorded as “litigation settlement reimbursements (costs)” in the consolidated statements of income.



The Company continues to pursue the recovery of defense and settlement costs from insurance carriers. Based on policy language and jurisdiction, insurance coverage is in question. The Iowa District Court dismissed litigation filed by the Company’s insurance carriers in Iowa after the Iowa Court of Appeals found that Indiana law applied to the insurance policies in question and the Iowa Supreme Court denied further review. The dismissal was then appealed by the insurance carriers to the Iowa Supreme Court, which referred the appeal to the Iowa Court of Appeals. On August 17, 2016, the Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the Iowa District Court dismissal. The insurance carriers may appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court. Coverage litigation is proceeding against the insurance carriers in Indiana.



During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded $0.6 million, $0.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in legal and other related expenses that were incurred responding to the lawsuits and pursuing insurance coverage. These expenses are included in SG&A expense in the consolidated statements of income.



During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company received approximately $0.8 million, $0.2 and $2.8 million from insurance carriers to reimburse the Company for certain legal defense costs. These reimbursement amounts are recorded in SG&A as a reduction of legal expenses. 



Other Proceedings –  In March 2016, the Company received a General Notice Letter for the Lane Street Groundwater Superfund Site located in Elkhart, Indiana from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA has determined that the Company may be responsible under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). In April 2016, the EPA issued their proposed clean-up plan for groundwater pollution and request for public comment. The Company provided public comment to the proposed plan in May 2016. As of June 30, 2016, no liability was recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets because it is not possible to reasonably estimate the amount, if any, of remediation cost due to the early stages of determining the extent of environmental impact, allocation amount to the potentially responsible parties and remediation alternatives.



From time to time, the Company is subject to various other legal proceedings, including lawsuits, which arise out of, and are incidental to, the conduct of the Company’s business. The Company does not consider any of such other proceedings that are currently pending, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to its business or likely to result in a material effect on its consolidated operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.