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Commitments and Contingencies | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies Litigation and Claims From time to time the Company may be subject to various claims and legal proceedings arising out of the normal course of our business. The Company expenses legal costs as incurred. These claims and legal proceedings may relate to contractual rights and obligations, securities or employment matters, or claims of product liability. The most significant of these actions, and proceedings is described below. STAAR maintains insurance coverage for product liability and certain securities claims. Legal proceedings can extend for several years, and the matter described below concerning the Company is at very early stages of the legal process. As a result, this matter has not yet progressed sufficiently through discovery and/or development of important factual information and legal issues to enable the Company to determine whether the proceeding is material to the Company or to estimate a range of possible loss, if any. Unless otherwise disclosed, the Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss for the legal proceedings described below. While it is not possible to accurately predict or determine the eventual outcomes of this matter, an adverse determination in one or more of these items currently pending could have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Todd v. STAAR On July 8, 2014, a putative securities class action lawsuit was filed by Edward Todd against the Company and three officers in federal court located in Los Angeles, California. The plaintiff claims that STAAR made misleading statements to and omitted material information from the Company’s investors between February 27, 2013 and June 30, 2014 about alleged regulatory violations at the Company’s Monrovia manufacturing facility. The Company was served with the Complaint on July 21, 2014. Although the ultimate outcome of this action cannot be determined with certainty, the Company believes that the allegations in the Complaint are without merit. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this lawsuit. The Company intends to file a motion to dismiss the complaint, when appropriate, in the ongoing proceeding. On October 20, 2014, plaintiff amended its complaint, dismissed two Company officers, added one other officer, and reduced the alleged Class Period to November 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.

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