ASBESTOS UPDATE: Settlement Deal in Cooper Action Reached Feb. 1

Cooper Industries LLC, together with certain other subsidiaries of the Company, entered into a settlement agreement on Feb. 1, 2011 with Pneumo Abex LLC and certain of its affiliates in connection with a lawsuit filed in the New York State…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Cooper Receivable Remains at $180M at Sept. 30

Cooper Industries plc’s asbestos receivable for recoveries of costs from insurers, as of Sept. 30, 2009, amounted to US$180 million, of which US$68.8 million relate to costs previously paid or insurance settlements.

The Company’s asbestos receivable for recoveries of costs from…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Cooper Ind. Records $797M Liability at Sept. 30

Cooper Industries plc, as of Sept. 30, 2009, estimates that the undiscounted asbestos liability for pending and future indemnity and defense costs for the next 45 years will be US$797 million.

As of June 30, 2009, the Company estimated that the…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: PepsiAmericas Still Party to Cooper Lawsuit

PepsiAmericas, Inc. and other parties are still party to asbestos-related insurance litigation filed by Cooper Industries, LLC in Cook County Circuit Court, Ill.

The case is styled Cooper Industries, LLC v. PepsiAmericas, Inc., et al., Case No. 05 CH 09214.

On May…