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Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Contingencies  
Contingencies

Note 11 Contingencies

In addition to the items discussed below, at June 30, 2011, we were a party to various claims and litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters did not have a material effect on the current-year results of operations and, in our opinion, their ultimate disposition will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Approximately 20% of our employees are represented under various collective bargaining agreements, which expire at various times through calendar year 2013. While we believe that labor relations with unionized employees are good, a prolonged labor dispute could have a material effect on our business and results of operations.

CDSOA provides for the distribution of monies collected by U.S. Customs from antidumping cases to qualifying domestic producers. Our reported CDSOA receipts totaled approximately $14.4 million, $0.9 million and $8.7 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. CDSOA remittances have related to certain candles being imported from the People's Republic of China.

Legislation was enacted in February 2006 to repeal the applicability of CDSOA to duties collected on products imported after September 2007. Accordingly, we may receive some level of annual distributions for an undetermined period of years in the future as the monies collected that relate to entries filed prior to October 2007 are administratively finalized by U.S. Customs. Without further legislative action, we expect these distributions will eventually cease.

In addition to this legislative development, cases have been brought in U.S. courts challenging CDSOA. In two separate cases, the U.S. Court of International Trade ("CIT") ruled that the procedure for determining recipients eligible to receive CDSOA distributions is unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed both CIT decisions and the U.S. Supreme Court did not hear either case. This effectively ended the constitutional challenges brought in these cases, but other cases challenging CDSOA remain active.

We are unable to determine, at this time, what the ultimate outcome of other litigation will be, and it is possible that further legal action, potential additional changes in the law and other factors could affect the amount of funds available for distribution, including funds relating to entries prior to October 2007. Accordingly, we cannot predict the amount of future distributions we may receive. Any change in CDSOA distributions could affect our earnings and cash flow.