Covidien Public Limited Company’s subsidiary, Mallinckrodt Inc.,
faced about 10,900 pending asbestos liability cases as of Sept.
25, 2009, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 20, 2009.
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