ASBESTOS UPDATE: Rockwell Automation Subject to Exposure Actions

Rockwell Automation, Inc. and its subsidiaries have been named as defendants in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos that was used in certain components of the Company’s products many years ago.

Currently there are a few…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 17 Claims Pending v. Ladish Co. in Five States

Ladish Co., Inc., as of May 5, 2011, has a total of 17 individual asbestos claims — nine claims pending in Mississippi, one claim pending in Wisconsin, one claim pending in Missouri, one claim pending in Georgia and five individual…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Briggs & Stratton Subject to Liability Actions

Briggs & Stratton Corporation is subject to various unresolved legal actions related to product liability (including asbestos- related liability).

No significant asbestos-related matters were discussed in the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2011.

Briggs…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Badger Meter Still Named in Multi-Party Actions

Badger Meter, Inc. continues to be named as a defendant in numerous multi-claimant/multi-defendant lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos, manufactured by third parties, and integrated into or sold with a very limited number of the…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Bucyrus Named in Injury and Liability Lawsuits

Bucyrus International, Inc., has been named as a co-defendant in numerous personal injury liability cases alleging damages due to exposure to asbestos and other substances, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: RBS Global’s Zurn Unit Facing 7T Exposure Cases

RBS Global, Inc.’s Zurn unit and an average of about 80 other unrelated companies, as of Jan. 1, 2011, were defendants in about 7,000 asbestos related lawsuits representing about 28,500 claims.

Plaintiffs’ claims allege personal injuries caused by exposure to asbestos…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: RBS Global’s Falk Unit Facing 200 Injury Suits

RBS Global, Inc.’s subsidiary, Falk Corporation, through its successor entity, is a defendant in about 200 lawsuits pending in state or federal court in numerous jurisdictions relating to alleged personal injuries due to the alleged presence of asbestos in certain…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Exposure Actions Ongoing v. Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc., or its subsidiaries has been named as a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos that was used in certain components of its products many years ago, according to the Company’s…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Exposure Actions Still Ongoing v. Manitowoc Co.

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is still involved in numerous lawsuits involving asbestos-related claims in which the Company is one of numerous defendants, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 9, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Manitowoc, Wis.-based…

ASBESTOS ALERT: Applica Consumer Facing Three Exposure Lawsuits

Spectrum Brands, Inc.’s subsidiary, Applica Consumer Products, Inc., is a defendant in three asbestos lawsuits in which the plaintiffs have alleged injury as the result of exposure to asbestos in hair dryers distributed by that subsidiary over 20 years ago.

Although…

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