Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies

v3.23.1
Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies:

The Company has been named as a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos allegedly contained in, or accompanying, products made by the Company. The Company is a co-defendant with numerous other defendants in these lawsuits and intends to vigorously defend itself against these claims. The claims in the Company's current lawsuits are similar to those made in previous asbestos-related suits that named the Company as a defendant, which either were dismissed when it was shown that the Company had not supplied products to the plaintiffs' places of work or were settled for immaterial amounts. The Company cannot provide any assurances that any pending or future matters will be resolved in the same manner as previous lawsuits.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company was subject to the claims noted above, as well as other legal proceedings and potential claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. On April 4, 2023, Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. ("Virgin Orbit") commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code ("Chapter 11 Bankruptcy"). As a result, we recorded reserves of $3,050 for accounts receivable and inventory related to Virgin Orbit during fiscal 2023.

Although the outcome of the lawsuits, legal proceedings or potential claims to which the Company is, or may become, a party to cannot be determined and an estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss cannot be made for the majority of the claims, management does not believe that the outcomes, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position or cash flows.