ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Claims v. Maremont Drop to 30T at March 31
Asbestos claims against ArvinMeritor, Inc.’s subsidiary, Maremont Corporation, dropped from about 35,000 at both Dec. 31, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2008 to 30,000 at March 31, 2009.
Maremont manufactured friction products containing asbestos from 1953 through 1977, when it sold its…