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ACCRUED EXPENSES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Accrued Expenses [Abstract]  
ACCRUED EXPENSES
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ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
Sales commissions
 $1,291  $1,740 
Subcontracting labor
  2,343   2,467 
Salaries, bonuses and related benefits
  5,315   7,405 
Litigation reserve
  11,549   8,103 
Other
  2,438   2,830 
   $22,936  $22,545 

Accrued Restructuring Costs

Activity and liability balances related to restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Facility Lease
  
Termination
    
   
Obligation
  
Benefit Charges
  
Total
 
           
Liability balance at January 1, 2010
 $664  $-  $664 
              
Cash payments
  (157)  -   (157)
              
Liability balance at December 31, 2010
  507   -   507 
              
New charges
  -   343   343 
Cash payments
  (478)  (343)  (821)
Other settlement of liability
  (29)  -   (29)
              
Liability balance at December 31, 2011
 $-  $-  $- 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded $0.3 million in restructuring charges related primarily to severance costs associated with the reorganization of Cinch operations in the UK.  The Company also settled its remaining lease obligation related to the Westborough, Massachusetts facility during 2011, which resulted in an immaterial gain.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded $0.4 million in restructuring charges related to the 2008 closure of the Westborough, Massachusetts facility, including $0.1 million of severance charges and $0.3 million related to its facility lease obligations