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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 7     COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

 

Former CFO Agreement 

 

On February 16, 2015, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and mutual release with the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer (“Former CFO”), James McKenna, in connection with a lawsuit filed by Mr. McKenna on August 26, 2014 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company and then-directors Frank LaGrange Johnson, Robert Garrett, John F. Chiste, Timothy Gordon and Owen P.J. King (the “SDNY Lawsuit”), alleging purported claims of retaliation for whistleblowing under the Dodd-Frank Act, breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing all as against the Company, and a single claim for tortious interference with contract as against the individual defendants. The complaint sought an unspecified amount of monetary consequential damages and punitive damages. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. McKenna and the Company have agreed to settle and release all disputes or claims against the other party related to the SDNY Lawsuit and any such disputes or claims arising out of Mr. McKenna’s employment with the Company, without an admission of liability or wrongdoing. Under the Agreement, Mr. McKenna received a cash payment of $315,000, representing 18 months' salary at the rate specified in Mr. McKenna’s Amended Employment Agreement, signed between the Company and Mr. McKenna and dated October 26, 2012. Mr. McKenna also received approximately $375,000 in legal fees, back pay, prior out-of-pocket benefits, taxes and penalties on Mr. McKenna’s 401(k) loan, and accrued paid time off, in addition to 35,000 restricted stock units vesting immediately. The Agreement includes customary non-disparagement and release provisions. As of December 31, 2015, the remaining obligation to the Former CFO of approximately $30,000 is reflected as an accrual in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.