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Legal Proceedings | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Legal Proceedings | 14. Legal Proceedings— During the reporting period, there have been no material developments in legal proceedings that were reported in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, except as described below. EPA FIFRA/RCRA Matter. On November 10, 2016, the Company was served with a grand jury subpoena out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in which the U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”) sought production of documents relating to the Company’s reimportation of depleted Thimet containers from Canada and Australia. The Company retained defense counsel to assist in responding to the subpoena and otherwise defending the Company’s interests. Over the course of the past three years, government attorneys have interviewed several individuals who may be knowledgeable of the matter and have sought and received documents from the Company. At this stage, DoJ has not made clear its intentions with regard to either its theory of the case or potential criminal enforcement. Thus, it is too early to tell whether a loss is probable or reasonably estimable. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded a loss contingency on this matter. In a matter arising from similar facts, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) Region 5 contacted the Company’s legal representatives in November 2019 to commence discussions on the resolution of potential civil enforcement claims that could be brought against the Company arising from its reimportation of depleted Thimet containers and the disposition of the contents of such containers in 2015. After negotiation, the Company and USEPA entered into a consent agreement and final order (“CAFO”), including payment of a civil penalty in an amount that is not material to the Company’s financial performance. The CAFO was finalized and filed with the Regional Hearing Clerk of USEPA Region 5 on February 3, 2020.

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