Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

(12) Related Party Transactions

The Company paid certain directors consulting fees of approximately $12,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2011 and $1,000 and $30,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The $1,000 paid in the 2012 period was associated with services performed in 2011. The Company did not pay consulting fees to directors during the three months ended September 30, 2012. The Company issued 1,216 and 14,932 shares of common stock in lieu of Director board and committee fees of approximately $1,000 and $38,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.