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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies

6. Commitments and Contingencies

We are subject to certain legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and have not been fully adjudicated. In our opinion, we do not have a potential liability related to any current legal proceedings and claims that would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or operating results. However, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Should we fail to prevail in any of these legal matters or should all of these legal matters be resolved against us in the same reporting period, the operating results of a particular reporting period could be materially adversely affected.

Litigation-Lehman Complaint

On February 14, 2013, Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. (“LBHI”) brought a claim against us in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking a declaratory judgment that, as a result of non-payment of dividends, a voting rights triggering event had occurred under our Certificate of Designations for the Series B Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) as of August 1, 2011; and as a result thereof, the incurrence of indebtedness for the purpose of purchasing our Houston television station and the issuance of our 12.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 under the Senior Secured Note Indenture were prohibited incurrences of indebtedness under the Certificate of Designations. Additionally, LBHI seeks an award of unspecified contract damages. We deny the allegations contained in the LBHI complaint and, to the contrary, assert that we have been and continue to be in full and complete compliance with all of our obligations under the Certificate of Designations, as fully disclosed in the our public filings dating back to 2009. On March 11, 2013, we filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. Accordingly, we believe that the complaint’s allegations are frivolous and wholly without merit and intend to contest such allegations vigorously.

On April 25, 2013, LBHI filed an opposition to our motion to dismiss and a motion for partial summary judgment. We filed a reply in further support of our motion to dismiss and in opposition to LBHI’s motion for partial summary judgment on May 10, 2013.