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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

 

Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies

The Company may be subject to various legal actions and claims in the ordinary course of its business, including those arising out of breach of contracts, product warranties, product liability, intellectual property rights, environmental matters, regulatory matters and employment-related matters.  The Company establishes accruals for matters which it believes that losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these matters, the Company is of the opinion that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated condensed results of operations or financial position.  Product liability and warranty reserves are recorded separately from legal reserves, as described below.

Product Liability and Warranty Matters

The Company accrues warranty obligations for products sold based on management estimates of future failure rates and current claim cost experience, with support from the sales, engineering, quality and legal functions.  Using historical information available to the Company, including claims already filed by customers, the warranty accrual is adjusted quarterly to reflect management’s best estimate of future claims. The Company maintains liability insurance coverage at levels based on commercial norms and historical claims experience. The Company can provide no assurances that it will not experience material claims in the future or that it will not incur significant costs to defend such claims.

The following is a reconciliation of the changes in accrued warranty costs:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Balance at beginning of the period

 

$

4,596

 

 

$

4,514

 

Warranty claims paid

 

 

(1,777

)

 

 

(355

)

Warranty expense for products shipped during the period

 

 

1,042

 

 

 

1,607

 

Adjustments to warranty estimates from prior periods

 

 

(1,194

)

 

 

(419

)

Adjustments due to currency translation

 

 

19

 

 

 

(55

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

2,686

 

 

$

5,292