ClassificationLitigation or regulatory escalationnegative · high · confidence 0.941
Noveltygenuinely new in the 10-KCorpus-bounded prior-source check
Prior filing excerpt
The remaining $346.7 million to be paid to the Consumer Restitution Fund will be made after a final adjudication affirming the U.S. Consumer MDL Litigation Settlement or dismissal of the pending appeals. Although we expect this payment and the remaining settlement payments to be made in 2021, we can give no assurance that these payments will occur in 2021 due to pending approvals or appeals. As a result of the possible payments that could be made in 2021 related to the losses associated with certain legal proceedings and government investigations related to the 2017 cybersecurity incident and other requirements, funds generated by operating activities may not be sufficient to fund working capital and other cash requirements, including for acquisitions and share repurchases, throughout 2021. Our plan is to finance the payments with existing cash balances and borrowing capacity, as necessa
Current filing excerpt
To the extent we are unable to comply or we are viewed as not being in compliance with these business practice commitments or other requirements of a relevant order, we could face an enforcement action or contempt proceeding that could potentially result in fines, penalties and new business practice commitments, which, depending on the amount and type, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. In addition, we may be required to deposit additional amounts in the consumer settlement fund under certain circumstances if the fund is insufficient to cover claims and certain expenses. While we do not believe that we will be required to deposit additional amounts into the consumer settlement fund based on our claims experience to date, we could be obligated to fund up to an additional $125 million if our claims experience changes and the consumer fund is exhausted.
Added language
To the extent we are unable comply or we are viewed as not being in compliance with these business practice commitments or other requirements of a relevant order, we could face an enforcement action or contempt proceeding that could potentially result in fines, penalties and new business practice commitments, which, depending on the amount and type, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. In addition, we may required deposit additional amounts in consumer settlement fund under certain circumstances if the fund is insufficient to cover claims and certain expenses. While we do not believe that we required to deposit add
Removed language
The remaining $346.7 million paid Consumer Restitution Fund made after a final adjudication affirming U.S. Consumer MDL Litigation Settlement or dismissal of the pending appeals. Although expect this payment remaining settlement payments to be made in 2021, we can give no assurance that these payments will occur in 2021 due to pending approvals or appeals. As a result of the possible payments that could be made in 2021 related to the losses associated with certain legal proceedings and government investigations related to the 2017 cybersecurity incident and other requirements, funds generated by operating activities may not be sufficient to w
Why an analyst may care
Escalating legal or regulatory exposure can affect cash flows, operations, and management attention.
Earlier point-in-time evidence
No category-supported match was found in the searched prior-source corpus.
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