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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE L – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company, various subsidiaries, and certain current and former officers have been named as defendants in various lawsuits and claims arising in the normal course of business. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses in connection with these lawsuits and claims, and intends to vigorously contest each of them.

Based on the Company’s experience, management believes that the damages amounts claimed in a case are not a meaningful indicator of the potential liability. Claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are inherently uncertain and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of cases.

In the opinion of the Company’s management based upon information currently available to the Company, while the outcome of these lawsuits and claims is uncertain, the likely results of these lawsuits and claims against the Company, either individually or in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, although the effect could be material to the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for any interim reporting period.

The Company is obligated to indemnify its officers and directors under certain circumstances to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. As a part of that obligation, the Company has advanced and will continue to advance certain attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by current and former officers and directors in various lawsuits and investigations.