Spectrum Brands, Inc.’s subsidiary, Applica Consumer Products,
Inc., is a defendant in three asbestos lawsuits in which the
plaintiffs have alleged injury as the result of exposure to
asbestos in hair dryers distributed by that subsidiary over 20
years ago.
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