Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Legal and Settlement Recovery, Net

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Legal and Settlement Recovery, Net
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Legal and Settlement Recovery, Net  
Legal and Settlement Recovery, Net

5. Legal and Settlement Recovery, Net

 

Legal and settlement recovery, net consists of reimbursed insurance claims, net of costs related to significant legal settlements and non-routine legal matters, including future probable legal costs estimated to be incurred in connection with those matters. This account also includes the incremental costs of acquisitions, including legal fees, brokerage fees and valuation reports. Legal expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business are included in selling, general and administrative expense.

 

The following table sets forth the matters that represent legal and settlement recovery, net:

 

 

 

Three months
Ended March 31,

 

Six Months
Ended March 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Insurance recovery

 

$

735

 

$

 

$

735

 

$

 

Acquisition expenses

 

(144

)

 

(144

)

 

Other

 

 

 

(186

)

 

Total

 

$

591

 

$

 

$

405

 

$

 

 

The insurance recoveries relate to a litigation settlement in fiscal 2008. Acquisition expenses relate to the purchase of PSI Holdings, Inc. in April 2012.