IDEX Corporation and six of its subsidiaries are presently named as defendants in a number of lawsuits claiming various asbestos- related personal injuries, allegedly as a result of exposure to products manufactured with components that contained asbestos.
Those components were acquired…
Certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Ingersoll-Rand plc are named as defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits in state and federal courts.
In virtually all of the suits, a large number of other companies have also been named as defendants. The vast majority of…
Like many other industrial companies in recent years, Precision Castparts Corp. is a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to chemicals and substances in the workplace, including asbestos.
To date, the Company has been dismissed from…
Like other companies in recent years, Badger Meter, Inc. has been named as a defendant in numerous multi-claimant/multi-defendant lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos.
The asbestos was manufactured by third parties and integrated into or sold…
CH Energy Group, Inc. says that, as of June 30, 2010, of the 3,319 asbestos cases brought against subsidiary Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, about 1,186 remain pending, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2010,…
EnPro Industries, Inc. recorded asbestos-related expenses of US$8.8 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared with US$14.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, according to Company press release dated Aug. 5, 2010.
The Company recorded asbestos-related expenses…
Colonial Commercial Corp. says that, following dismissed and settled asbestos-related actions, there existed one plaintiff that names subsidiary Universal Supply Group, Inc. as of June 30, 2010.
Universal was named by 37 plaintiffs. Of these, one filed an action in 2010,…
Colonial Commercial Corp. says that, as of June 30, 2010, there existed four plaintiffs in asbestos lawsuits relating to alleged sales of asbestos products, or products containing asbestos, by Hilco, Inc.
The Company understands that Hilco and many other companies have…
Regal Beloit Corporation continues to be party to litigation that arises in the normal course of its business operations, including product warranty and liability claims, contract disputes and environmental, asbestos, employment and other litigation matters.
The Company’s products are used in…
Tenneco Inc. continues to be subject to a number of lawsuits initiated by a significant number of claimants alleging health problems as a result of exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2010 with…