(12) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation The manufacture and sale of our products exposes us to product liability claims and product recalls, including those which may arise from misuse or malfunction of, or design flaws in, our products or use of our products with components or systems not manufactured or sold by us. Product liability claims or product recalls, regardless of their ultimate outcome, could require us to spend significant time and money in litigation or to pay significant damages . On December 29, 2011, Nellcor Puritan Bennett, LLC ( Nellcor ) filed an action against the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan , alleging (i) breach of the settlement agreement with respect to a prior litigation matter between the parties, (ii) violation of the Lanham Act, (iii) common law unfair competition, and (iv) trade libel. The complaint requested injunctive relief and unspecified monetary damages, including compensatory damages and reasonable attorneys  fees. On February 24, 2012, the Company answered the complaint and denied substantially all of the claims and set forth certain affirmative defenses. On April 25, 2013, both Nellcor and the Company filed motions for summary judgment on the Lanham Act, unfair competition, and trade libel claims. On June 11, 2013, the Court granted the Company s motion for summary judgment regarding the breach of contract claim and also found that the Company was entitled to legal fees in an amount to be determined. On November 13, 2013, the Court held oral argument on the Company and Nellcor s remaining motions for summary judgment, but has not yet issued its ruling. If the remaining issues are not resolved at summary judgment, a trial will occur sometime after the Court rules on the pending summary judgment motions. The matter remains pending, and while there can be no assurance as to the ultimate o utcome, the Company does not believe at this time that its disposition would result in a material adverse effect on the Company. Opera