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Litigation
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Litigation [Abstract]  
LITIGATION

(10) LITIGATION

A lawsuit was filed against the Company, its President and Chief Executive Officer and its former Chief Financial Officer on April 6, 2009, in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Marjorie and David Mishkin v. Zynex, Inc. et al.). On April 9 and 10, 2009, two other lawsuits were filed in the same court against the same defendants. These lawsuits alleged substantially the same matters and have been consolidated. On April 19, 2010, plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Class Action Complaint (Civil Action No. 09-cv-00780-REB-KLM). The consolidated lawsuit refers to the April 1, 2009 announcement by the Company that it would restate its unaudited interim financial statements for the first three quarters of 2008. The lawsuit purports to be a class action on behalf of purchasers of the Company’s securities between May 21, 2008 and June 30, 2009. The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Section 10 and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making intentionally or recklessly untrue statements of material fact and/or failing to disclose material facts regarding the financial results and operating conditions for the first three quarters of 2008 and other misleading statements. The plaintiffs ask for a determination of class action status, unspecified damages and costs of the legal action. On May 17, 2010, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss. The plaintiffs filed an Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, and on July 5, 2010, the Company filed a Reply in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. On March 30, 2011, the United States District Court of Colorado entered an Order denying the Company’s motion to dismiss. On November 8, 2011, the parties entered into an agreement to settle the lawsuit for a payment of $2.5 million to the plaintiff class in exchange for the dismissal with prejudice of all claims against all defendants in the litigation. The settlement is expected to be fully funded by insurance and is subject to final approval of the court. The final approval hearing is currently scheduled for September 14, 2012.

Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and if an unfavorable resolution of these matters occurs beyond the amount accrued, the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

On July 28, 2011, a stockholder derivative suit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, its former Chief Financial Officer and certain of its directors (Stephen Hatch, derivatively, on behalf of Zynex Inc. v. Thomas Sandgaard et. al., 11-CV-01964). The lawsuit alleges breach of fiduciary duty by the Company’s officers and directors in connection with the restatement of the Company’s unaudited interim financial statements for the first three quarters of 2008. The plaintiff is seeking, on behalf of the Company, an undisclosed amount of damages and equitable relief. On October 11, 2011, the Company and the individual defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which is currently pending before the District Court. On October 18, 2011, certain individual defendants filed a motion requesting the plaintiff to post a security bond pursuant to Nevada law.

On March 15, 2012, the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the stockholder derivative suit. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company will implement certain corporate governance reforms, the claims asserted in the lawsuit will be released, and the lawsuit will be dismissed with prejudice. The Company and its directors’ and officers’ liability insurer have agreed to pay up to $95 ($15 from the Company and $80 from the Company’s director and officer insurer) to plaintiff’s counsel for their attorneys’ fees. On June 27, 2012, the Court approved the settlement, and the lawsuit was dismissed. As of June 30, 2012, the Company accrued $15 relating to this litigation.

The Company is not a party to any other material pending legal proceedings.