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Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Abstract]  
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets
7. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaids and other current assets as of March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Survey participant incentives and prepaid postage

   $ 2,637       $ 1,770   

Prepaid income taxes

     —           1,984   

Prepaid Scarborough royalty

     2,114         —     

Insurance recovery receivables

     399         993   

Other

     1,366         2,394   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Prepaids and other current assets

   $ 6,516       $ 7,141   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Insurance recovery receivables. During 2008, the Company became involved in two securities-law civil actions and a governmental interaction primarily related to the commercialization of the Company's PPM service. The management of the Company believes a portion of the legal fees and costs associated with this litigation are covered by the Company's Directors and Officers insurance policy and therefore has recognized an insurance recovery receivable. On February 3, 2012, as a result of a mediation process overseen by an independent mediator, the Company and its insurers agreed to settle the class action for $7.0 million, which will be funded by insurance. From 2008 until March 31, 2012, the Company had incurred approximately $12.5 million in legal fees and costs in defense of its positions related thereto, and as of March 31, 2012, the Company had received $9.2 million in insurance reimbursements related to these legal actions. From 2008 until December 31, 2011, the Company had incurred approximately $12.1 million in legal fees and costs in defense of its positions related thereto, and as of December 31, 2011, the Company had received $7.9 million in insurance reimbursements.

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012, and 2011, the Company incurred approximately $0.4 million, and $0.4 million, respectively, in related legal fees, which were recognized as increases to selling, general, and administrative expense. These legal fees were offset by $0.7 million, and $0.4 million in estimated insurance recoveries, which were recognized as reductions to selling, general and administrative expense during 2012 and 2011, respectively.