13. Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Royalty Commitment

In 2002, the Company entered into a technology license related to its development of digital products. Under this agreement, the Company is obligated to pay a royalty for each product sold that utilizes the technology covered by this agreement. The Company paid $136 and $243 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The agreement has an indefinite term, and can be terminated by either party under certain conditions.

Purchase Commitments

The Company has purchase commitments for inventory totaling $12,376 as of December 31, 2017.

Self-Insured Health Benefits

The Company maintains a self-insured health benefit plan for its employees. This plan is administered by a third party. As of December 31, 2017, the plan had a stop-loss provision insuring losses beyond $80 per employee per year and an aggregate stop-loss of $1,397. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded an accrual for estimated claims in the amount of approximately $113 and $172, respectively, in accrued other expenses and other current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  This amount represents the Company’s estimate of incurred but not reported claims as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Liability for Product Warranties

Changes in the Company’s liability for its standard two-year product warranties during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

	Balance at Beginning of Year		Warranties Issued		Warranties Settled			Balance at End of Year
2017	$	650	$	1,945	$	(1,206	)	$	1,389
2016	$	538	$	709	$	(597	)	$	650

Legal Proceedings

From time to time the Company may be involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business.

On March 28, 2017, The Sales Group, Inc. (“TSG”) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company. TSG was a sales representative of the Company that the Company terminated in March 2017. TSG asserted claims against the Company for alleged breach of oral contract, violation of the California and Arizona sales representative statutes, and an accounting of alleged unpaid sales commissions. TSG’s complaint sought damages in the amount of $6,090 for alleged unpaid past and future sales commissions. On April 3, 2017, counsel for TSG sent the Company a letter outlining additional alleged grounds for recovery against the Company and offering to settle the litigation in exchange for the continued payment of sales commissions to TSG for a negotiated period, a buyout of TSG’s alleged rights for a negotiated sum or reinstatement of TSG for a period of at least 2.5 years with commission rates equal to those in effect at the time of TSG’s termination. The matter was mediated on November 14, 2017, during which the parties agreed to a settlement. On December 19, 2017, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with TSG, pursuant to which TSG agreed to dismiss with prejudice its lawsuit filed against the Company. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company agreed to pay an amount of $900 to TSG on or before December 31, 2017. The Company also agreed to pay to TSG commissions, at the rates in effect since February 7, 2013, on all orders for the Company’s products received and accepted by the Company from the states of Arizona, California, Nevada and Hawaii from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, other than for (i) sales of the Company’s products to federal government agencies and offices, (ii) sales of the Company’s products to other end-users, excepting state and local government agencies and offices, and (iii) sales of parts or service, including warranty service. These commissions were estimated to total approximately $536, which was recorded as an expense in December 2017. In addition, if at any time on or before December 31, 2018, the Company completes a change-in-control transaction, then the Company will pay to TSG an amount equal to $2,000, less the amount of commissions paid by the Company with respect to 2018, as described above. The settlement agreement settles all claims raised by TSG in its lawsuit against the Company.

There were no other pending material claims or legal matters as of December 31, 2017.