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    periodically subject to governmental examinations (including by regulatory and tax authorities),
    information gathering requests, subpoenas, inquiries and investigations (collectively &amp;#8220;governmental
    examinations&amp;#8221;). As of June&amp;#160;30, 2010, the Company and various of its subsidiaries were named as a
    defendant or were otherwise involved in numerous legal proceedings and governmental examinations in
    various jurisdictions, both in the United States and internationally. The Company describes
    certain of its more significant legal proceedings and governmental examinations under &amp;#8220;Part&amp;#160;II.
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    governmental examinations. A liability is established when it is both (a)&amp;#160;probable that a loss
    with respect to the legal proceeding has occurred and (b)&amp;#160;the amount of the loss can be reasonably
    estimated (although there may be an exposure to loss in excess of the liability recorded). The
    Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in legal proceedings and governmental
    examinations that could cause an increase or decrease in the amount of the liability that has been
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    (including, but not limited to, common law tort, contract, antitrust and consumer protection
    claims), some of which present novel factual allegations and/or unique legal theories. While some
    matters pending against the Company specify the damages claimed by the plaintiff, many seek a
    not-yet-quantified amount of damages or are at very early stages of the legal process. Even when
    the amount of damages claimed against the Company are stated, the claimed amount may be exaggerated
    and/or unsupported. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of legal
    proceedings and governmental examinations, for the reasons described above, the
    Company at this time cannot reasonably estimate a loss or a range of possible losses in excess of accrued
    liabilities, if any, with respect to such matters that would be meaningful to investors or predict
    with reasonable accuracy the timing of the ultimate resolution of such matters.
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    of, any pending legal proceeding or governmental examination that would have a material adverse
    effect on the Company&amp;#8217;s consolidated financial condition or liquidity. However, in light of the
    uncertainties involved in such matters, the ultimate outcome of a particular matter could be
    material to the Company&amp;#8217;s operating results for a particular period depending on, among other
    factors, the size of the loss or liability imposed and the level of the Company&amp;#8217;s income for that
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