Park-Ohio Holdings Corp., at Sept. 30, 2009, was a co-defendant
in about 260 cases asserting claims on behalf of about 1,260
plaintiffs alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to
asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with…
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