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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
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Note 14
Contingencies

The Company is the defendant in a proceeding pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, which proceeding was initiated by Chapter 11 debtor LNT Services, Inc. ("LNT"), an affiliate of Linens N' Things, on December 19, 2009. LNT seeks to avoid and recover $33,825,773.71 in allegedly preferential payments (the "Payments") made to the Company within 90 days preceding LNT’s bankruptcy filing. The Company processed and paid the freight carrier bills for Linens N’ Things. The Payments were received by the Company in the normal course of providing services to Linens N' Things, and were subsequently paid by the Company to the appropriate Linens N’ Things freight carriers. In an attempt to secure a favorable result prior to filing an answer, the Company has provided the plaintiff with information and data which supports its primary defenses.

On September 28, 2010, Asentinel LLC ("Asentinel") filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against the Company, AnchorPoint, Inc. ("AnchorPoint") and Veramark Technologies, Inc. ("Veramark"). The suit alleges infringement of two Asentinel patents by the Company, AnchorPoint and Veramark. Cass vigorously denies infringing any valid claim of either patent. Asentinel has requested an order enjoining the Company from infringing the two patents at issue, damages for the alleged infringement, interest and costs, treble damages for willful infringement, and attorneys' fees.

While there is some uncertainty relating to any litigation, management is of the opinion that the Company has valid defenses to both these claims. All other legal proceedings and actions involving the Company are of an ordinary and routine nature and are incidental to the operations of the Company. Management believes the outcome of these proceedings, including the LNT and Asentinel proceedings, will not have a material effect on the businesses or financial conditions of the Company or its subsidiaries.