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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Note 6
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure Footnote  
Commitments and Contingencies - Note 6

6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

On March 31, 2014, Asia Optical Co., Inc., a supplier pursuant to an agreement entered into in 2008, filed a complaint for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association claiming that we ordered products from them and failed to take delivery of and pay for such products. The relief sought in the complaint is $3.6 million plus attorneys' fees, interest and arbitration costs. We are defending against the claim. An adverse outcome of these proceedings could materially and adversely affect our financial condition. At this stage, we cannot predict the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the range of potential loss.

We are also subject to various claims and pending or threatened lawsuits in the normal course of business. We are not currently party to any other legal proceedings that management believes are reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Adverse purchase commitments

We have periodically entered into noncancelable purchase contracts in order to ensure the availability of materials to support production of products based on our PicoP display technology. We periodically assess the need to provide for impairment on these purchase contracts and record a loss on purchase commitments when required. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 we had $500,000 accrued for adverse purchase commitments related to these purchase contracts.