BorgWarner Inc. had about 16,000 pending asbestos-related product
liability claims as of June 30, 2011, compared with 17,000 claims
as of Dec. 31, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report
filed on July 28, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange…
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