Litigation

Due to the nature of the businesses in which the Company is engaged it is subject to certain risks. Such risks include, among others, risk of liability for personal injury or death to persons using products the Company promotes or commercializes. There can be no assurance that substantial claims or liabilities will not arise in the future due to the nature of the Company’s business activities and recent increases in litigation related to healthcare products. As part of the closeout of its CSO business, the Company seeks to reduce its potential liability under its service agreements through measures such as contractual indemnification provisions with customers (the scope of which may vary from customer to customer, and the performance of which is not secured) and insurance. The Company could, however, also be held liable for errors and omissions of its employees in connection with the services it performs that are outside the scope of any indemnity or insurance policy. The Company could be materially adversely affected if it were required to pay damages or incur defense costs in connection with a claim that is outside the scope of an indemnification agreement; if the indemnity, although applicable, is not performed in accordance with its terms; or if the Company’s liability exceeds the amount of applicable insurance or indemnity.

The Company routinely assesses its litigation and threatened litigation as to the probability of ultimately incurring a liability, and records its best estimate of the ultimate loss in situations where the Company assesses the likelihood of loss as probable. The Company accrues for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether a loss is reasonably estimable. In addition, in the event the Company determines that a loss is not probable, but is reasonably possible, and it becomes possible to develop what the Company believes to be a reasonable range of possible loss, then the Company will include disclosures related to such matter as appropriate and in compliance with ASC 450. To the extent there is a reasonable possibility that the losses could exceed the amounts already accrued, the Company will, as applicable, adjust the accrual in the period the determination is made, disclose an estimate of the additional loss or range of loss, indicate that the estimate is immaterial with respect to its financial statements as a whole or, if the amount of such adjustment cannot be reasonably estimated, disclose that an estimate cannot be made. As of September 30, 2017, the Company's accrual for litigation and threatened litigation was not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In connection with the October 31, 2014 acquisition of RedPath, the Company assumed a liability for the settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) entered into by the former owners of RedPath with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Company is obligated to make payments to the DOJ for the calendar years ended December 31, 2014 through 2017, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $3.0 million.

Payments are due on March 31st following the calendar year in which the revenue milestones are achieved. In May 2017, the Company renegotiated payment terms with the DOJ related to a $0.5 million payment due associated with performance in fiscal 2016. The negotiations resulted in an agreement that the Company pay $83,335 on July 3, 2017, and $83,333 for the five remaining months of 2017. The Company made payments of approximately $0.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2017. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company has accrued $0.5 million for the remainder of these payments and its estimate of the potential liability for 2017, based upon the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

Prolias Technologies, Inc. v. PDI, Inc.

On April 8, 2015, Prolias Technologies, Inc. (“Prolias”) filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) against the Company with the Superior Court of New Jersey (Morris County) (the “Court”) in a matter entitled Prolias Technologies, Inc. v. PDI, Inc. (Docket No. MRS-L-899-15). In the Complaint, Prolias alleged that it and the Company entered into an August 19, 2013 Collaboration Agreement and a First Amendment thereto (collectively, the “Agreement”) whereby Prolias and the Company agreed to work in good faith to commercialize a diagnostic test known as “Thymira.” After various motions on October 13, 2016, the Company filed an application to enter final judgment and taxing of costs against Prolias. The Company requested that the Court enter final judgment against Prolias and for the Company.

On March 9, 2017, the Court entered a final judgment in the Company’s favor against Prolias for the sum of $636,053 plus ten percent interest continuing to accrue on the principal balance of $500,000 (per diem $136.99) unless and until paid. Final judgment was also entered in the Company’s favor, and against Prolias, declaring Prolias is deemed to have executed and delivered to the Company a promissory note in the amount of $1,000,000 and Prolias is obligated to repay the Company the principal amount and all interest in accordance with the terms of the promissory note and Article 10.2(a) of the Collaboration Agreement by and between Prolias and the Company. On April 3, 2017, the final judgment against Prolias was recorded as a statewide lien. No assurance, however, can be given that the Company will ever be able to recover on the judgment against Prolias.

Severance

During the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 the Company recorded additional severance obligations as it continued to right-size the organization and wind down its CSO business. The Company recorded obligations of $1.1 million, $0.5 million of which was recorded in continuing operations.

The severance liability as of December 31, 2016 was approximately $3.1 million, of which $2.2 million is classified in continuing operations and $0.9 million is in discontinued operations. In January 2017, five former executives agreed to a settlement of their severance obligations agreeing to 35% of the total amount due them. These remaining obligations were paid out in February 2017 in payments totaling approximately $1.0 million. As a result of the settlement, the Company recorded a reversal of expense of approximately $2.0 million in the first quarter of 2017. Within continuing operations, $1.5 million of expense was reversed and was recorded in general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss and $0.5 million was recorded in discontinued operations. The Company has no severance obligations as of September 30, 2017.

Parsippany Lease

Our corporate headquarters are located in Parsippany, New Jersey where we had been leasing approximately 23,000 square feet on an operating lease scheduled to run through June 2017. On May 24, 2017 the Company entered into a new lease with its Parsippany landlord. The lease is for a space of approximately 5,900 square feet and is for a period of sixty-three months commencing July 1, 2017 at an initial monthly obligation of approximately $13,000 per month subject to annual increases of fifty cents per square foot. The initial year of the lease has a two-month rent abatement period. The lease has an early termination date of June 30, 2020 at the option of the Company, provided at least 12 months’ notice is given in advance.

Pittsburgh Lease

On September 26, 2017 the Company renewed its lease for its Pittsburgh laboratory for an additional three months. The lease is for 20,000 square feet of laboratory and office space and now ends on June 30, 2018. The lease obligation remains at $32,500 per month for the full term of the lease.