Lumber Liquidators 2011 Annual Report Download - page 16

Distressed Floors®, Morning Star Bamboo Flooring®, Dream Home Laminate Floors®, Builder’s Pride®, Schön Engineered
Floors®, Casa de Colour Collection®and other product line names. We have also registered certain marks in jurisdictions
outside the United States, including the European Union, Canada, China, Australia and Japan. We regard our intellectual
property as having significant value and these names are an important factor in the marketing of our brands. Accordingly, we
take steps intended to protect our intellectual property including, where necessary, the filing of lawsuits and administrative
actions to enforce our rights. We are not aware of any facts that could be expected to have a material adverse effect on our
intellectual property.
Government Regulation
We are subject to extensive and varied federal, provincial, state and local government regulation in the jurisdictions in
which we operate, including laws and regulations relating to our relationships with our employees, public health and safety,
zoning and fire codes. We operate each of our stores, offices, finishing facility and distribution centers in accordance with
standards and procedures designed to comply with applicable laws, codes and regulations.
Our operations and properties are also subject to federal, provincial, state and local laws and regulations relating to the
use, storage, handling, generation, transportation, treatment, emission, release, discharge and disposal of hazardous materials,
substances and wastes and relating to the investigation and cleanup of contaminated properties, including off-site disposal
locations. We do not incur significant costs complying with environmental laws and regulations. However, we could be
subject to material costs, liabilities or claims relating to environmental compliance in the future, especially in the event of
changes in existing laws and regulations or in their interpretation.
Our suppliers are subject to the laws and regulations of their home countries, including in particular laws regulating
forestry and the environment. We consult with our suppliers as appropriate to ensure that they are in compliance with their
applicable home country laws. We also support social and environmental responsibility among our supplier community and
our suppliers agree to comply with our expectations concerning environmental, labor and health and safety matters. Those
expectations include representations and warranties that our suppliers comply with the laws, rules and regulations of the
countries in which they operate.
Products that we import into the United States and Canada are subject to laws and regulations imposed in conjunction
with such importation, including those issued and/or enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canadian
Border Services Agency. In addition, certain of our products are subject to laws and regulations relating to the importation,
acquisition or sale of illegally harvested plants and plant products and the emissions of hazardous materials. We work closely
with our suppliers to ensure compliance with the applicable laws and regulations in these areas.
We believe that we currently conduct, and in the past have conducted, our activities and operations in substantial
compliance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the environment and protection of natural resources, and believe
that any costs arising from such laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or
results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such laws will not become more stringent in the future or that
we will not incur costs in the future in order to comply with such laws.
Available Information
We maintain a website at www.lumberliquidators.com. The information on or available through our website is not, and
should not be considered, a part of this report. You may access our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, as well as other reports relating to us that are filed
with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) free of charge at our website as soon as reasonably
practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. In addition, you may read and copy any
materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The
SEC also maintains an Internet site, www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other
information that we file electronically with the SEC.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report includes statements of our expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs that constitute “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
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