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Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Contingencies [Abstract]  
Contingencies

5.Contingencies

 

Management is currently unaware of any significant pending litigation affecting the Company other than the matter set forth below. 

 

The Company is a party to a suit filed by 3CEMS, a Cayman Islands and People’s Republic of China corporation, on or about July 19, 2013 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.  The suit alleges that the Company breached its contractual obligations by failing to pay for component parts to be used to manufacture optical video scopes for the Company’s discontinued Commercial Products Business Unit.  3CEMS alleges that it purchased the component parts in advance of the receipt of orders from the Company based upon instructions they claim to have received from the Company.  The suit alleges damages of not less than $4.5 million.  The Company intends to vigorously defend against 3CEMS’ claims.

 

The Company may, from time to time, be subject to other claims and suits in the ordinary course of its business. 

 

To estimate whether a loss contingency should be accrued by a charge to income, the Company evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of the loss. Since the outcome of claims and litigation is subject to significant uncertainty, changes in these factors could materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.