following table is a summary of the Company’s accrued warranty obligation (in millions):



	Year Ended December 31,
Warranty Reserve	2018			2017			2016
Balance at the beginning of the year	$	18		$	21		$	22
Acquisition	1			—			—
Warranty expense	34			28			31
Warranty payments	(31		)	(31		)	(32		)
Balance at the end of the year	$	22		$	18		$	21

Contingencies

The Company is subject to a variety of investigations, claims, suits, and other legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to, intellectual property, employment, tort, and breach of contract matters. The Company currently believes that the outcomes of such proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on its business, cash flows, financial position, or results of operations. Any legal proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties, and the Company’s view of these matters and its potential effects may change in the future.

In connection with the acquisition of the Enterprise business from Motorola Solutions, Inc., the Company acquired Symbol Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Motorola Solutions (“Symbol”). A putative federal class action lawsuit, Waring v. Symbol Technologies, Inc., et al., was filed on August 16, 2005 against Symbol Technologies, Inc. and two of its former officers in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by Robert Waring. After the filing of the Waring action, several additional purported class actions were filed against Symbol and the same former officers making substantially similar allegations (collectively, “the New Class Actions”). The Waring action and the New Class Actions were consolidated for all purposes and on April 26, 2006, the Court appointed the Iron Workers Local # 580 Pension Fund as lead plaintiff and approved its retention of lead counsel on behalf of the putative class. At a mediation held on March 15, 2018, the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the matter, and Zebra reached agreements with certain of its insurers to fund the settlement and therefore, no amounts have been recorded. On October 30, 2018, the Court entered the Final Judgment Approving Class Action Settlement and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice. The time to appeal expired on November 29, 2018, with no appeals filed. The case is concluded.

During 2018, the Company settled in its entirety a commercial lawsuit resulting in a $13 million pre-tax charge reflected within General and administrative expenses within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Unclaimed Property Voluntary Disclosure Agreement (“VDA”) and Audits: During fiscal 2018, the Company completed several state audits related to its reporting of unclaimed property liabilities and submitted a VDA with the State of Delaware. There were no significant impacts to the results of operations from these activities.