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`OF THE STATE
`COURT
`SUPREME
`OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY
`YORK
`- - - - - - - - - - -------------------------
`AND PATRICIA
`DENNIS
`KILKENNY
`KILKENNY
`
`OF NEW
`
`- X
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`AII
`
`ACQUISITION,
`ACQUISITION
`
`F/K/A
`F/K/A
`
`F/K/A
`
`LLC,
`CORP.,
`INC.,
`COMPANY;
`CORPORATION;
`INTERNATIONAL,
`MACHINE
`ARMSTRONG
`
`AII
`ATHLONE
`HOLLAND
`
`f/k/a
`INC.
`WORKS
`ind.
`MACHINE
`
`and
`
`Index No.
`SUMMONS
`VERIFIED
`
`AND
`COMPLAINT
`
`designates
`as the
`
`County
`
`New
`place
`
`Plaintiff
`York
`trial
`of
`
`basis
`The
`defendant's
`business
`exposure.
`
`is
`
`of Venue
`of
`place
`location
`
`and
`
`of
`
`Plaintiff
`
`Rahway,
`
`at
`
`resides
`NJ
`
`INDUSTRIES,
`FURNACE
`SMITH
`A.O.
`ARMSTRONG
`ARMSTRONG
`as suc.
`to
`f/k/a
`WORKS;
`ARMSTRONG
`PUMPS,
`INC.;
`AURORA
`PUMP COMPANY;
`BURNHAM
`LLC;
`LLC
`CANVAS
`MW,
`ind.
`THE MARLEY-WYLAIN
`AND CANVAS
`LLC,
`SX,
`CORPORATION
`CARRIER
`BRYANT
`HEATING
`SYSTEMS;
`CARRIER
`CORPORATION;
`CLEAVER-BROOKS,
`INC.;
`CROWN BOILER
`COMPANY.;
`DAP
`PRODUCTS,
`INC.;
`DUNPHEY
`SMITH
`COMPANY;
`FORMERLY
`ECR INTERNATIONAL
`INC.
`KNOWN AS DUNKIRK
`RADIATOR
`CORPORATION
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`MERGER
`TO THE UTICA
`COMPANIES,
`ECR Il(cid:26)TERNATIONAL,
`S/H/A
`INC.,
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`INDIVIDUALLY
`AND
`DUNKIRK
`BOILERS
`DUNKIRK,
`UTICA
`BOILERS;
`ELLIOTT
`COMPANY;
`EMERSON
`ELECTRIC
`KENT
`FORT
`HOLDINGS,
`DUNHAM-BUSH.
`INC.;
`WHEELER
`FOSTER
`LLC
`ind.
`TO A MERGER
`SURVIVOR
`
`and
`
`to F/K/A
`as suc.
`COMPANY,
`F/K/A
`LLC;
`SPX,
`as suc.
`and
`ind.
`AND COOLING
`
`LLC
`
`to
`
`BY
`
`INC.,
`TO
`
`to
`
`COMPANY;
`INC.
`f/k/a
`
`as suc.
`and
`WITH
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
`LLC
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`WHEELER
`FOSTER
`CORPORATION;
`GENERAL
`ELECTRIC
`COMPANY;
`GOULDS
`LLC
`to
`as suc.
`and
`ind.
`PUMPS,
`AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-
`INDIVIDUALLY
`TO GOULDS
`PUMPS
`INTEREST
`(TX),
`CORPORATION
`GRUNDFOS
`PUMPS
`USA;
`GRINNELL
`CORPORATION;
`OF CONNECTICUT
`PRODUCTS
`GTE
`CORPORATION;
`SYLVANIA
`GTE
`INCORPORATED;
`SMITH
`H.B.
`COMPANY,
`INC.;
`HEXION
`to F/K/A
`as suc.
`ind.
`INC.
`and
`MOMENTIVE
`CHEMICALS
`SPECIALTY
`AS SUCCESSORININTEREST
`INC.AND
`CHEMICAL
`TO BORDEN
`HONEYWELL
`INTERNATIONAL
`ALLIED
`Successor
`(F/K/A
`IN INTEREST
`SUCCESSOR
`CORPORATION;
`HUBBELL
`INCORPORATED
`(DELAWARE);
`IMO
`as suc.
`and
`ind.
`INC.
`INDUSTRIES,
`TRANSAMERICA
`DELAVAL
`TURBINE,
`DELAVAL
`AND IMO
`DELAVAL;
`CORPORATION
`and
`as suc.
`ind.
`PRODUCTS
`FLUID
`ITT
`CORP.,
`& GOSSETT
`BELL
`ITT
`HOFFMAN,
`MCDONNELL
`& MILLER
`COMPANY,
`AND KENNEDY
`VALVE.;
`FRANCE
`REFRACTORIES
`J.H.
`LENNOX
`LENNOX
`suc.
`LENOVO
`
`LP;
`
`AS
`
`as
`
`to:
`
`ITT
`
`INC.;
`
`INC.
`SIGNAL)
`TO BENDIX
`
`to
`
`to ITT
`
`CO.,
`
`INC.;
`
`INDUSTRIES,
`INDUSTRIES,
`to THE DUCANE
`
`INC.;
`ind.
`INC.
`COMPANY;
`
`and
`
`and
`
`(UNITED
`
`INC.
`
`STATES)
`as successor
`and
`(individually
`MOTOROLA
`MOBILITY
`MANUFACTURING
`LEVITON
`LG ELECTRONICS
`INC.
`U.S.A.,
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`(INDIVIDUALLY
`TO ZENITH
`IN INTEREST
`and GOLD STAR);
`LLC
`ELECTRONICS
`MORSE
`LLC ind.
`TEC
`and
`as suc.
`to F/K/A
`MORSE
`BORGWARNER
`TFC
`AS
`LLC,
`TO BORG-
`SUCCESSOR-BY-MERGER
`WARNER-CORPORATION;
`MOTOROLA
`SÖLUTIONS,
`CORPORATION
`PANASONIC
`
`to
`LLC)
`CO.;
`
`INC.;
`
`OF NORTH
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`LAW FIRM,
`THE EARLY
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`to
`
`as suc.
`CBS
`
`and
`
`as successor
`
`in
`
`INDUSTRIES;
`INC.;
`NORTH
`
`AMERICA
`
`AMERICA
`
`to
`as suc.
`AND AS SUC.
`PUMP
`PACIFIC
`AND
`
`AMERICA,
`INC.;
`
`INC.;
`
`and
`
`as suc.
`
`to
`
`INC.;
`
`AMERICA;
`GLOBAL
`PARAMOUNT
`and
`ind.
`VIACOM
`CBS INC.
`F/K/A
`F/K/A
`A DELAWARE
`CORPORATION,
`VIACOM
`F/K/A
`CORPORATION,
`INC.,
`TO CBS
`BY MERGER
`SUCCESSOR
`A PENNSYLVANIA
`CORPORATION,
`F/K/A WESTINGHOUSE
`CORPORATION,
`ELECTRIC
`CORPORATION;
`PB HEAT
`LLC,
`Individually
`to PEERLESS
`interest
`PEERLESS
`INDUSTRIES,
`ELECTRONICS
`PHILIPS
`CORPORATION;
`NORTH
`ELECTRONICS
`PHILLIPS
`AND AS
`CORP (INDIVIDUALLY
`TO MAGNAVOX);
`SUCCESSOR
`PROGRESS
`LIGHTING,
`INC.;
`REDCO CORPORATION
`and
`ind.
`CO. AND IND.
`CRANE
`F/K/A
`PUMP, WEINMAN
`TO DEMING
`MANUFACTURING
`COMPANY,
`CORPORATION
`STEEL
`BOILER
`THATCHER
`BOILER;
`RCA CORPORATION;
`SAMSUNG
`ELECTRONICS
`SID HARVEY
`INDUSTRIES,
`SLANT/FIN
`CORPORATION;
`ELECTRONICS
`SONY
`INC.;
`SPIRAX
`ind.
`INC.
`SARCO,
`SARCO
`COMPANY,
`TACO,
`TOSHIBA
`THRUSH
`UNION
`UTICA
`YORK
`ind.
`
`INC.;
`INC.,
`CORPORATION;
`
`INC.;
`
`AMERICA
`COMPANY,
`CARBIDE
`BOILERS;
`INTERNATIONAL
`to FRICK
`as suc.
`and
`
`CORPORATION
`COMPANY;
`
`Defendants.
`------------------------------------x
`To
`the
`above-named
`
`Defendants:
`
`YOU ARE HEREBY
`of your
`a copy
`to serve
`answer,
`of Appearance,
`serve
`a Notice
`
`SUMMONED,
`to answer
`complaint
`if
`the
`is not
`or,
`on the Plaintiff
`s Attorney(s)
`
`action
`in this
`complaint
`the
`this
`served
`with
`summons
`within
`20 days
`after
`the
`
`and
`to
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`LAW FIRM,
`THE EARLY
`" 20th FLOOR
`AVENUE
`360 LEXINGTON
`10017 "
`NEW YORK, NEW YORK
`(212) 986-2233
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`this
`of
`service
`summons,
`is complete
`this
`if
`service
`New York);
`in case
`and
`you
`by default
`against
`
`of
`
`the
`of
`exclusive
`day
`is not
`summons
`personally
`of your
`to appear
`failure
`for
`the
`relief
`demanded
`
`service
`
`30 days
`(or within
`delivered
`to you within
`or answer,
`judgment
`will
`in the
`complaint.
`
`the
`after
`the State
`be taken
`
`of
`
`Date:
`
`January
`
`9, 2024
`
`Defendants
`See attached
`
`address:
`rider
`
`Law Firm,
`The
`Early
`for Plaintiffs
`Attorneys
`360 Lexington
`Avenue,
`New York, NY 10017
`
`LLC
`
`20th Floor
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`THE EARLY
`LLC
`LAW FIRM,
`" 20th FLOOR
`360 LEXINGTON
`AVENUE
`10017 "
`NEW YORK, NEW YORK
`(212) 986-2233
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`SERVICE
`
`RIDER
`
`FOR DENNIS
`
`KILKENNY
`As of 1/9/2024
`
`AII ACQUISITION,
`INDUSTRIES,
`INC.,
`116 15th Street
`Pittsburgh
`PA 15222
`
`LLC,
`F/K/A
`
`AII ACQUISITION
`F/K/A
`FURNACE
`HOLLAND
`
`F/K/A
`CORP.,
`COMPANY
`
`ATHLONE
`
`CORPORATION.
`A.O. SMITH
`Prentice Hall Corp. System,
`80 State Street
`NY 12207
`Albany,
`
`Inc.
`
`ARMSTRONG
`INTERNATIONAL,
`MACHINE
`f/k/a ARMSTRONG
`Stephen P. Gibson
`2081 SE Ocean Boulevard,
`Stuart, FL 34996
`
`4th Floor
`
`f/k/a ARMSTRONG
`
`MACHINE
`
`WORKS ind. and as suc.
`
`to
`
`INC.
`WORKS
`
`INC.
`
`ARMSTRONG
`PUMPS,
`Legal Department
`Attn:
`93 East Ave,
`North
`Tonawanda,
`
`NY 14120
`
`PUMP COMPANY
`AURORA
`13320 Ballentyne
`Corparate
`NC 28277
`Charlotte,
`
`Place
`
`BURNHAM
`Corporation
`251 Little
`Wilmington,
`
`LLC
`Service Company
`Falls Drive,
`DE 19808
`
`LLC ind. and as suc.
`CANVAS
`MW,
`F/K/A
`CANVAS
`SPX, LLC
`SX, LLC,
`The Corporation
`Trust Company
`Trust Center
`Corporation
`1209 Orange Street
`DE 19801
`Wilmington,
`
`to F/K/A
`
`THE MARLEY-WYLAIN
`
`COMPANY,
`
`LLC AND
`
`ind. and as suc.
`
`to BRYANT
`
`HEATING
`
`AND COOLING
`
`SYSTEMS
`
`CORPORATION
`CARRIER
`United Agent Group
`801 US Highway
`1
`North Palm Beach, FL 33408
`
`CORPORATION
`CARRIER
`CT Corporation
`System
`28 Liberty
`Street Floor
`New York, NY.10005
`
`42
`
`.
`
`INC.
`
`CLEAVER-BROOKS,
`Corporation
`Service Co.
`80 State Street, 6th Floor
`Albany, NY 12207
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
`LLC
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`COMPANY.
`
`CROWN BOILER
`c/o Legal Department
`3633 I Street
`Philadelphia,
`
`PA 19134
`
`INC.
`DAP PRODUCTS,
`Corporation
`Service Co.
`80 State Street, 6th Floor
`Albany, NY 12207
`
`COMPANY
`SMITH
`DUNPHEY
`V P
`D MCCREESH
`THOMAS
`30 Progress Street
`Union, NJ, 07083
`
`KNOWN AS DUNKIRK
`ECR INTERNATIONAL
`INC. FORMERLY
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`BY MERGER
`TO THE UTICA
`COMPANIES,
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`INDIVIDUALLY
`INC.,
`INTERNATIONAL,
`AND UTICA
`BOILERS
`BOILERS
`2201 Dwyer
`Avenue
`Utica, NY 13504
`
`RADIATOR
`INC., S/H/A
`TO DUNKIRK,
`
`CORPORATION
`ECR
`DUNKIRK
`
`COMPANY
`ELLIOTT
`CT Corporation
`System
`Street Floor
`28 Liberty
`New York, NY 10005
`
`42
`
`COMPANY
`
`ELECTRIC
`EMERSON
`CT Corporation
`System
`Street
`28 Liberty
`New York, NY 1000
`
`f/k/a DUNHAM-BUSH.
`
`INC.
`
`INC.
`FORT KENT
`HOLDINGS,
`The Corporation
`Trust Company
`Corporation
`Trust Center
`1209 Orange Street
`DE 19801
`Wilmington,
`
`FOSTER WHEELER
`CORPORATION
`Jack Deones
`Perryville
`Corporate
`Rt. 78 at Frontage
`NJ 08809
`Clinton,
`
`LLC ind. and as suc.
`
`to SURVIVOR
`
`TO A MERGER
`
`WITH
`
`FOSTER WHEELER
`
`Park
`Road
`
`GENERAL
`ELECTRIC
`3135 Easton Turnpike
`CT 06432
`Fairfield,
`
`COMPANY
`
`GOULDS
`LLC ind. and as suc.
`PUMPS,
`PUMPS
`GOULDS
`LP.
`(TX),
`The Corporation
`Trust Company
`Corporation
`Trust Center
`1209 Orange Street
`New Castle, DE 19801
`
`to INDIVIDUALLY
`
`AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST
`
`TO
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
`" 20th FLOOR
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`CORPORATION
`
`USA
`
`PUMPS
`GRUNDFOS
`c/o General Counsel
`17100 W. 118th Terrace
`KS 66061
`Olathe,
`
`CORPORATION
`
`CORPORATION
`GRINNELL
`The Corporation
`Trust Company
`1209 Orange Street
`DE 19801
`Wilmington,
`
`OF CONNECTICUT
`GTE PRODUCTS
`System
`CT Corporation
`Avenue
`67 Burnside
`East Hartford,
`CT 06108
`
`INCORPORATED
`GTE SY?VANIA
`Inc.
`Osram Sylvania
`100 Endicott
`Street
`Danvers, Massachusetts
`
`01923
`
`H.B. SMITH
`COMPANY,
`Doretta M. Boomsma:
`61 Union Avenue
`Westfield, MA 01085
`
`INC.
`
`HEXION
`INC.
`SUCCESSOR
`Corporation
`251 Little
`Wilmington,
`
`ind. and as suc.
`IN INTEREST
`Service Company
`Falls Drive
`DE 19808
`
`MOMENTIVE
`to F/K/A
`TO BORDEN
`CHEMICAL
`
`SPECIALTY
`INC.
`
`CHEMICALS
`
`INC. AND AS
`
`to:
`
`(F/K/A
`
`ALLIED
`
`SIGNAL)
`
`AS SUCCESSOR
`
`IN
`
`HONEYWELL
`INC. Successor
`INTERNATIONAL
`TO BENDIX
`CORPORATION
`INTEREST
`Service Co.
`Corporation
`80 State Street, 6th Floor
`Albany, NY 12207
`
`INCORPORATED
`HUBBELL
`The Prentice-Hall
`Corporation
`251 Little
`Falls Drive
`Wilmington
`DE 19808
`
`(DELAWARE);
`Inc.
`System,
`
`ind. and as sue to DELAVAL
`
`INC.
`
`IMO INDUSTRIES,
`AND IMO DELAVAL
`The Corporation
`Trust Company
`Corporation
`Trust Center
`1209 Orange Street
`New Castle, DE 19801 -
`
`TURBINE,
`
`TRANSAMERICA
`
`DELAVAL
`
`ITT CORPORATION
`ind. and as suc to ITT FLUID
`& MILLER
`GOSSETT
`MCDONNELL
`COMPANY,
`The Corporation
`Trust Company
`Corporation
`Trust Center
`1209 Orange Street
`New Castle, DE 19801
`
`ITT HOFFMAN,
`PRODUCTS
`CORP.,
`AND KENNEDY
`VALVE
`
`ITT BELL &
`
`.
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
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`J.H. FRANCE
`REFRACTORIES
`CO.,
`Inc
`Don Ward, Special Claims
`Services,
`Avenue
`Suite I,
`809 Coshocton
`Mt. Vernon, OH 43050
`
`INC.
`
`LENNOX
`Corporation
`251 Little
`Wilmington,
`
`INC.
`INDUSTRIES,
`Service Company
`Falls Drive
`DE 19808
`
`LENNOX
`Corporation
`251 Little
`Wilmington,
`
`INC.
`INDUSTRIES,
`Service Company
`Falls Drive
`DE 19808
`
`STATES)
`
`(UNITED
`LENOVO
`MOBILITY
`LLC)
`Trust Company
`The Corporation
`Trust Center
`Corporation
`1209 Orange Street
`New Castle, DE 19801
`
`ind. and and as suc.
`
`to THE DUCANE
`
`COMPANY
`
`INC..(INDIVIDUALLY
`
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`
`TO MOTOROLA
`
`.
`
`LEVITON
`MANUFACTURING
`Leviton
`Co.,
`Manufacturing
`c/o Vincent
`J. LoNigro,
`Esq.
`201 N. Service Road,
`New York
`Melville,
`
`1 1747
`
`CO.
`
`Inc.
`
`(INDIVIDUALLY
`INC.
`LG ELECTRONICS
`U.S.A.,
`LLC AND GOLD
`ZENITH
`ELEC'fRONICS
`STAR)
`C/o corporation
`service
`company
`80 State Street
`New York,
`Albany,
`
`12207-2543
`
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`
`IN INTEREST
`
`TO
`
`.
`
`MORSE
`
`TEC LLC, AS SUCCESSOR-BY-
`
`to F/K/A BORGWARNER
`TEC LLC ind. and as suc.
`MORSE
`TO BORG-WARNER-CORPORATION
`MERGER
`The Corporation
`Trust Contpany.
`Corporation
`Trust Center
`1209 Orange Street
`DE 19801
`Wilmington,
`
`MOTOROLA
`SOLUTIONS,
`System
`C T Corporation
`208 So Lasalle St, Suite 814
`.
`IL 60604-1101
`Chicago,
`
`INC.
`
`PANASONIC
`CORPORATION
`System
`C T Corporation
`820 Bear Tavern Road
`NJ,08628
`West Trenton,
`
`OF NORTH
`
`AMERICA
`
`.
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
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`CBS CORPORATION,
`F/K/A
`CBS INC.
`VIACOM
`to F/K/A
`ind. and as suc.
`GLOBAL
`BY MERGER
`TO CBS
`INC., SUCCESSOR
`VIACOM
`F/K/A
`CORPORATION,
`F/K/A WESTINGHOUSE
`A PENNSYLVANIA
`ELECTRIC
`CORPORATION,
`
`PARAMOUNT
`DELAWARE
`CORPORATION,
`CORPORATION
`Corporation
`Service Co.
`80 State Street, 6th Floor
`Albany, NY 12207
`
`A
`
`PB HEAT
`LLC,
`131 South Church
`Pennsylvania
`Bally,
`
`Individually
`Street
`19503
`
`and as successor
`
`in interest
`
`to PEERLESS
`
`INDUSTRIES
`
`PEERLESS
`INDUSTRIES,
`CT Corporation
`Street, Suite 814
`208 SO. Lasalle
`IL 60604
`Chicago,
`
`INC.
`
`NORTH
`
`AMERICA
`
`CORPORATION
`
`NORTH
`
`AMERICA
`
`CORP (INDIVIDUALLY
`
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`
`TO
`
`ELECTRONICS
`PHILIPS
`Corporation
`Service Co.
`80 State Street, 6th Floor
`Albany, NY 12207
`
`ELECTRONICS
`
`PHILLIPS
`MAGNAVOX)
`Corporation
`Service Co.
`80 State Street, 6th Floor
`Albany, NY 12207
`
`CO. AND IND. AND AS SUC. TO
`STEEL
`PACIFIC
`BOILER
`COMPANY,
`
`PROGRESS
`Corporation
`251 Little
`Wilmington,
`
`INC.
`LIGHTING,
`Service Company
`Falls Drive
`DE 19808
`
`CRANE
`to F/K/A
`ind. and as suc.
`CORPORATION
`REDCO
`PlJMP MANUFACTURING
`PUMP, WEINMAN
`DEMING
`AND THATCHER
`BOILER
`CORPORATION
`The Corporation
`Trust Company
`Corporation
`Trust Center
`1209 Orange Street
`DE 19801
`Wilmington,
`
`RCA CORPORATION
`C.T. Corporation
`System
`1635 Market
`Street
`PA 19103
`Philadelphia,
`
`SAMSUNG
`ELECTRONICS
`c/o CT Corporation
`System
`28 Liberty
`Street
`New York, New York
`
`10005
`
`AND
`
`85 Challenger
`Road
`Ridgefield
`Park, NJ 07660
`
`AMERICA,
`
`INC.
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LAW FIRM,
`THE EARLY
`LLC
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`SID HARVEY
`INDUSTRIES,
`System
`CT Corporation
`Street Floor
`28 Liberty
`New York, NY 10005
`
`42
`
`INC.
`
`CORPORATION
`SLANT/FIN
`at East Hills
`100 Forest Drive
`NY 11548
`Greenvale,
`
`INC.
`
`ELECTRONICS
`SONY
`Corporation
`CSC
`INCORPORATING
`LAWYERS
`2710 GATEWAY
`OAKS DRIVE
`CA 95833
`SACRAMENTO,
`
`SERVICE
`
`INC.
`SPIRAX
`SARCO,
`System
`CT Corporation
`Street Floor
`28 Liberty
`New York, NY 10005
`
`ind. and as suc.
`
`to SARCO COMPANY,
`
`INC.
`
`42.
`
`.
`
`.
`
`INC.
`TACO,
`SERVICE
`CORPORATION
`222 JEFFERSON
`BLVD,
`RI 02888
`WARWICK,
`
`COMPANY
`
`AMERICA
`TOSHIBA
`C T CORPORATION
`ST
`28 LIBERTY
`NEW YORK,
`NY,
`
`INC.
`SYSTEM
`
`10005
`
`THRUSH
`COMPANY,
`340 West 8th Street
`IN 46970
`Peru,
`
`INC.,
`
`CARBIDE
`CORPORATION
`UNION
`CT Corporation
`System
`Street Floor
`28 Liberty
`New York, NY 10005
`
`42
`
`UTICA
`BOILERS
`2201 Dwyer
`Avenue
`NY 13504
`UTICA,
`
`YORK INTERNATIONAL
`CORPORATION
`The Corporation
`Trust Company
`Corporation
`Trust Center
`1209 Orange Street
`New Castle, DE 19801
`
`ind. and as suc.
`
`to FRICK COMPANY
`
`.
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`;UCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
`" 20th FLOOR
`AVENUE
`360 LEXINGTON
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`NEW YORK, NEW YORK
`(212) 986-2233
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`COURT
`SUPREME
`COUNTY
`YORK
`- ---------------------------
`KILKENNY
`DENNIS
`KILKENNY
`
`OF THE STATE
`OF NEW YORK
`
`OF NEW
`
`- - - - ----
`
`x
`
`AND PATRICIA
`
`No.
`Index
`VERIFIED
`COMPLAINT
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`AH ACQUISITION,
`ACQUISITION
`
`AII
`F/K/A
`ATHLONE
`F/K/A
`HOLLAND
`
`F/K/A
`
`LLC,
`CORP.,
`INC.,
`COMPANY;
`CORPORATION;
`INTERNATIONAL,
`MACHINE
`ARMSTRONG
`
`INC.
`f/k/a
`WORKS
`ind.
`MACHINE
`
`and
`
`INDUSTRIES,
`FURNACE
`SMITH
`A.O.
`ARMSTRONG
`ARMSTRONG
`f/k/a
`as suc.
`to
`WORKS;
`ARMSTRONG
`PUMPS,
`INC.;
`PUMP COMPANY;
`AURORA
`BURNHAM
`LLC;
`CANVAS
`LLC
`MW,
`ind.
`THE MARLEY-WYLAIN
`AND CANVAS
`LLC,
`SX,
`CORPORATION
`CARItIER
`BRYANT
`HEATING
`SYSTEMS;
`CARRIER
`CORPORATION;
`CLEAVER-BROOKS,
`INC.;
`CROWN BOILER
`COMPANY;
`DAP
`PRODUCTS,
`INC.;
`DUNPHEY
`SMITH
`COMPANY;
`ECR INTERNATIONAL
`FORMERLY
`INC.
`KNOWN AS DUNKIRK
`RADIATOR
`CORPORATION
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`MERGER
`TO THF
`UTICA
`CŒMPANIES,
`ECR INTERNATIONAL,
`S/H/A
`INC.,
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`INDIVIDUALLY
`DUNKIRK
`AND
`BOILERS
`DUNKIRK,
`UTICA
`BOILERS;
`ELLIOTT
`COMPANY;
`EMERSON
`ELECTRIC
`FORT
`KENT
`HOLDINGS,
`DUNHAM-BUSH.
`INC.;
`WHEELER
`FOSTER
`LLC
`
`and
`
`to F/K/A
`as suc.
`COMPANY,
`F/K/A
`SPX,
`LLC;
`ind.
`and
`as suc.
`AND COOLING
`
`LLC
`
`to
`
`BY
`
`INC.,
`TO
`
`to
`
`COMPANY;
`INC.
`f/k/a
`
`ind.
`
`and
`
`as suc.
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`THˆ
`EARLY
`LLC
`LAW FIRM,
`" 20th FLOOR
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`AVENUE
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`LP;
`
`AS
`
`as
`
`to F/K/A
`CHEMICALS
`IN INTEREST
`
`INC.;
`
`INC.
`
`SIGNAL)
`TO BENDIX
`
`to
`
`to ITT
`
`to:
`
`ITT
`
`CO.,
`
`INC.;
`
`INDUSTRIES,
`INDUSTRIES,
`to THE DUCANE
`
`INC.;
`ind.
`INC.
`COMPANY;
`
`and
`
`and
`
`TO A MERGER WITH
`SURVIVOR
`WHEELER
`FOSTER
`CORPORATION;
`GENERAL
`ELECTRIC
`COMPANY;
`GOULDS
`LLC
`to
`as suc.
`ind.
`and
`PUMPS,
`AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-
`INDIVIDUALLY
`TO GOULDS
`INTEREST
`PUMPS
`(TX),
`GRUNDFOS
`CORPORATION
`PUMPS
`USA;
`GRINNELL
`CORPORATION;
`GTE PRODUCTS
`OF CONNECTICUT
`CORPORATION;
`SYLVANIA
`GTE
`INCORPORATED;
`SMITH
`COMPANY,
`H.B.
`INC.;
`HEXION
`and
`as suc.
`ind.
`INC.
`MOMENTIVE
`SPECIALTY
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`INC.
`CHEMICAL
`TO BORDEN
`HONEYWELL
`INTERNATIONAL
`ALLIED
`(F/K/A
`Successor
`SUCCESSOR
`IN INTEREST
`CORPORATION;
`HUBBELL
`INCORPORATED
`(DELAWARE);
`IMO
`as suc.
`and
`ind.
`INC.
`INDUSTRIES,
`DELAVAL
`TRANSAMERICA
`TURBINE,
`AND IMO DELAVAL;
`DELAVAL
`CORPORATION
`ind.
`and
`as suc.
`FLUID
`PRODUCTS
`ITT
`CORP.,
`& GOSSETT
`BELL
`ITT
`HOFFMAN,
`MCDONNELL
`& MILLER
`COMPANY,
`AND KENNEDY
`VALVE.;
`FRANCE
`REFRACTORIES
`J.H.
`LENNOX
`LENNOX
`suc.
`LENOVO
`
`INC.
`
`(UNITED.STATES)
`and
`as successor
`(individually
`MOTOROLA
`MOBILITY
`MANUFACTURING
`LEVITON
`LG ELECTRONICS
`INC.
`U.S.A.,
`AND AS SUCCESSOR
`(INDIVIDUALLY
`TO ZENITH
`IN INTEREST
`and GOLD STAR);
`LLC
`ELECTRONICS
`MORSE
`TEC
`LLC
`ind.
`to F/K/A
`and.as
`suc.
`MORSE
`BORGWARNER
`AS
`TEC LLC,
`TO BORG-
`SUCCESSOR-BY-MERGER
`WARNER-CORPORATION;
`MOTOROLA
`SOLUTIONS,
`
`to
`LLC)
`CO.;
`
`INC.;
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
`" 20th FLOOR
`AVENUE
`360 LEXINGTON
`10017 "
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`CORPORATION
`
`OF NORTH
`
`to
`
`as suc.
`CBS
`
`and
`
`as successor
`
`in
`
`INDUSTRIES;
`INC.;
`NORTH
`
`AMERICA
`
`AMERICA
`
`to
`as suc.
`AND AS SUC.
`PUMP
`PACIFIC
`AND
`
`AMERICA,
`INC.;
`
`INC.;
`
`and
`
`as suc.
`
`to
`
`INC.;
`
`PANASONIC
`AMERICA;
`GLOBAL
`PARAMOUNT
`and
`ind.
`VIACOM
`CBS INC.
`F/K/A
`F/K/A
`A DELAWARE
`CORPORATION,
`VIACOM
`F/K/A
`CORPORATION,
`INC.,
`BY MERGER
`TO CBS
`SUCCESSOR
`A PENNSYLVANIA
`CORPORATION,
`WESTINGHOUSE
`F/K/A
`CORPORATION,
`ELECTRIC
`CORPORATION;
`PB HEAT
`LLC,
`Individually
`to PEERLESS
`interest
`PEERLESS
`INDUSTRIES,
`ELECTRONICS
`PHILIPS
`CORPORATION;
`NORTH
`ELFCTRONICS
`PHILLIPS
`AND AS
`CORP (INDIVIDUALLY
`TO MAGNAVOX);
`SUCCESSOR
`PROGRESS
`LIGHTING,
`INC.;
`REDCO
`CORPORATION
`and
`ind.
`CRANE
`CO. AND IND.
`F/K/A
`PUMP, WEINMAN
`TO DEMING
`MANUFACTURING
`COMPANY,
`CORPORATION
`STEEL
`BOILElf
`THATCHER
`BOILER;
`RCA'CORPORATION;
`SAMSUNG
`ELECTRONICS
`SID HARVEY
`INDUSTRIES,
`SLANT/FIN
`CORPÛRATION;
`SONY ELFCTRONICS
`INC.;
`SPIRAX
`INC.
`ind.
`SARCO,
`SARCO COMPANY,
`TACO,
`INC.;
`TOSHIBA
`THRUSH
`UNION
`UTICA
`YORK
`ind.
`
`INC.;
`INC.,
`CORPORATION;
`
`AMERICA
`COMPANV,
`CARBIDE
`BOILERS;
`INTERNATIONAL
`to FRICK
`and
`as suc.
`
`CORPORATION
`COMPANY;
`
`Defendants.
`
`COMPLAINT
`
`,
`
`.
`
`EARLY,
`
`SWEENEY
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
`" 20th FLOOR
`AVENUE
`360 LEXINGTON
`NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 "
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`DENNIS
`1)
`KILKENNY
`
`KILKENNY
`(hereinafter
`
`referred
`(hereinafter
`referred
`to as "plaintiff
`
`to as "plaintiff")
`are the
`spouse")
`
`and PATRICIA
`plaintiffs.
`
`of
`Each
`named
`defendants
`2)
`of New York
`and
`and Stäte
`City
`asbestos
`installed
`or distributed
`such
`products
`that
`be used
`and/or
`or consumed,
`committed
`
`the
`
`would
`has
`
`in the
`caption
`has produced,
`asbestos
`and/or
`or consumed
`tortious
`the
`
`above
`
`has
`
`conducted
`
`business
`
`in the
`
`with
`
`manufactured,
`products
`in this
`acts
`
`state,
`forth
`set
`
`supplied,
`specified,
`expectation
`the
`reasonable
`which
`were
`so used
`products
`below
`in this
`state.
`
`sold,
`was
`exposed,
`or manufactured,
`or specified
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Each
`
`3)
`supplied,
`plaintiff
`
`asbestos,
`components
`where
`asbestos
`exposed
`
`thereby
`
`containing
`to asbestos..
`
`defendants
`distributed
`
`has manufactured,
`in the
`named
`caption
`specified,
`to which
`installed
`products
`asbestos
`and/or
`containing
`at a location
`the
`or was
`a contractor
`was
`where
`plaintiff
`asbestos
`installed
`equipment
`which
`had
`and/or
`sold
`jobsites
`for
`or owned
`or operated
`such
`components
`and where
`plaintiff
`products
`or equipment
`used
`the
`
`above
`
`operation,
`were
`
`the
`exposed
`
`to
`
`was
`
`4)
`that
`
`including
`causing
`others
`
`causing
`hazardous
`parties
`any
`or
`failure
`acts
`defendants'
`
`Article
`within
`limited
`
`to,
`
`injury
`the
`
`by having
`exception
`
`1602(7));
`
`unlawfully
`or
`the
`
`having
`safety
`acted
`
`liability
`
`asserts
`
`for
`of
`
`for
`
`the
`upon
`
`where
`
`the
`
`and
`
`that
`is deemed
`If
`falls
`this
`action
`not
`, but
`claimant's
`the
`(CPLR
`claimant's
`injury
`to public
`health,
`to have
`found
`upon
`which
`non-delegable
`and
`the
`of
`
`2602(2)(iv));
`the manufacturer
`manufacturer
`
`could
`
`the CPLR applies
`to this
`16 of
`one
`pr more
`of
`the
`exceptions
`the
`exception.for
`cases where
`acted
`reckless
`with
`for
`cases
`any
`involving
`the
`released
`into
`(CPLR
`environment
`1602(9));
`in concert
`or
`knowingly
`intentionally
`the
`exception
`(CPLR
`is based
`1602(11));
`of asbestos
`the
`of
`health
`hazards
`to warn
`in a product
`for
`persons
`held
`liable
`liability
`is not
`a party
`to the
`action
`and jurisdiction
`diligence
`be obtained
`(CPLR
`1602(10)).
`
`the
`plaintiff
`action,
`in CPLR1602
`forth
`set
`is held
`liable
`a person
`for
`the
`disregard
`safety
`liable
`for
`person
`held
`environment
`a substance
`exception
`to cause
`based
`(CPLR
`action
`over
`
`the
`
`due
`
`duty
`exception
`the
`product
`not with
`
`in the
`
`course
`
`containing
`products
`fòrced
`
`of plaintiff's
`and
`products
`and
`components
`to inhale.
`Plaintiff
`brake
`jobs
`in the
`
`5)
`vicinity
`components,
`plaintiff
`thereby
`work
`automotive
`including
`repairs
`in the
`work
`and
`1970s-1990s;
`installations
`at various
`and
`commercial
`NY from
`at other
`1977-2000
`and
`
`The
`
`plaintiff,
`of asbestos
`which
`
`was
`
`Island,
`
`employment,
`equipment
`gave
`was
`
`late
`
`worked
`with
`with
`asbestos
`containing
`airborne
`off
`asbestos
`fibers,
`to asbestos
`exposed
`while
`performing
`home
`renovation
`
`and/or
`
`in the
`
`which
`
`the
`
`repairs
`and Staten
`
`1980s;
`1970s-early
`HVAC boiler/furnace
`removals,
`performing
`in New Jersey
`locations
`and
`residential
`locations
`and
`times.
`
`Upon
`
`6)
`supplied,
`
`containing
`plaintiff
`
`information
`
`distributed,
`products
`was
`exposed
`
`and
`
`the
`
`named
`
`defendants
`belief,
`applied
`relabeled,
`commingled,
`and/or
`equipment
`with
`asbestos
`plaintiff's
`employment.
`
`during
`
`sold,
`designed,
`manufactured,
`and/or
`installed
`those
`asbestos
`components
`to which
`
`containing
`
`the
`
`Defendants,
`acting
`7)
`dangers
`the
`known
`of
`concert
`of action
`was
`encouragement
`to one
`
`in concert,
`and
`hazards
`achieved
`another
`
`to warn
`failed
`of using
`their
`the
`defendants
`by
`in their
`wrongful
`
`the plaintiff
`asbestos
`
`providing
`course
`of
`
`and
`
`containing
`substantial
`
`conduct,
`
`those
`similarly
`products.
`assistance
`and/or
`
`situated,
`This
`and
`
`by expressly
`
`or
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`THE EARLY
`LLC
`LAW FIRM,
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`impliedly
`of
`said
`
`agreeing
`asbestos
`
`not
`
`containing
`
`the
`to warn
`products.
`
`8)
`
`The
`
`inhalation
`
`of asbestos
`
`fibers
`
`mesothelioma,
`lung
`DENNIS
`
`Plaintiff,
`2023.
`
`cancer,
`KILKENNY
`
`asbestosis,
`was
`
`plaintiff
`
`and
`
`others
`
`similarly
`
`situated,
`
`of
`
`the
`
`hazards
`
`is inherently
`pleural
`
`diagnosed
`
`scarring
`with
`
`dangerous,
`and
`
`in that
`
`it proximately
`severe
`diseases.
`
`other
`
`causes
`
`Mesothelioma
`
`on October
`
`25th
`
`Plaintiff's
`
`9)
`Management
`
`counsel
`
`has
`
`applied
`
`for
`
`social
`
`security
`
`as required
`
`the NYCAL
`
`Case
`
`by
`
`Order.
`
`FIRST
`
`CAUSE
`
`OF ACTION
`
`Paragraphs
`
`1 through
`
`9 are incorporated
`
`herem
`
`as if set
`
`forth
`
`in full.
`
`10) The
`which
`
`employer
`bought
`
`they
`
`11) The Plaintiff
`brake
`jobs
`in the
`
`1990s;
`performing
`commercial
`and
`2000
`and
`at other
`paragraph
`5.
`
`or employers
`and/or
`installed
`
`of
`
`plaintiff
`the
`asbestos
`
`were
`products
`
`in various
`engaged
`and materials.
`
`businesses
`
`in
`
`while
`home
`
`exposed
`
`to asbestos
`
`was
`late
`1980s;
`1970s-early
`HVAC boiler/furnace
`residential
`locations
`locations
`and
`times.
`
`removals,
`in New Jersey
`Plaintiff
`was
`
`work
`automotive
`including
`performing
`1970s-
`in the
`repairs
`work
`and
`renovation
`at various
`and
`installations
`repairs
`NY from
`1977-
`and Staten
`exposed
`as described
`
`Island,
`to asbestos
`
`in
`
`was
`
`did
`
`the
`
`of
`
`time
`
`set
`
`period
`12) During
`asbestos
`and/or
`ingest
`dust,
`from
`the
`asbestos
`products
`
`fibers,
`which
`
`forth
`and
`were
`
`the
`
`above,
`particles,
`contracted
`
`plaintiff
`which
`
`manufactured,
`distributed,
`
`designed,
`delivered,
`
`tested,
`marketed
`
`assembled,
`and/or
`sold
`
`fashioned,
`the
`
`by
`
`exposed
`and
`
`to and
`particles
`
`inhale
`came
`
`fibers,
`processed,
`milled,
`packaged,
`supplied,
`
`dust,
`for, mined,
`fabricated,
`defendants.
`
`processed,
`products,
`
`13) Upon
`mined,
`
`containing
`asbestos-containing
`the
`various
`job
`in turn,
`working
`
`who,
`others
`
`information
`
`and
`
`belief,
`manufactured,
`and
`supplied,
`products
`to the
`in New York
`and
`sold
`job
`sites
`
`the
`
`defendants,
`tested
`designed,
`distributed,
`
`and
`agents
`their
`packaged
`various
`and/or
`marketed
`delivered,
`of
`the plaintiff,
`to others
`working
`employer(s)
`plaintiff
`was
`or
`to third
`where
`the
`persons
`employed,
`and materials
`to such
`or
`such
`products
`employers
`to
`for
`use by employees,
`the
`plaintiff.
`
`through
`and/or
`
`employees,
`asbestos-
`
`sold
`
`said
`
`or
`
`at
`
`including
`
`sites
`delivered
`at such
`
`all
`
`At
`14)
`materials
`into
`contact
`from
`said
`
`that
`
`times
`relevant
`and
`products
`which,
`with
`and
`breathe,
`asbestos
`products
`
`was working,
`plaintiff
`the
`as part
`of plaintiff's
`employment,
`and
`ingest
`asbestos
`fibers
`inhale,
`and materials.
`
`he was
`
`to asbestos
`exposed
`forced
`to come
`he was
`and
`particles
`
`coming
`
`times
`
`pertinent
`
`defendants
`
`were
`
`all
`
`15) At
`for, mining,
`fashioning,
`and/or
`
`milling,
`fabricating,
`asbestos
`
`installing
`
`hereto,
`manufacturing,
`processing,
`supplying,
`packaging,
`asbestos
`products.
`and
`
`engaged
`
`in the
`
`business
`
`of contracting
`assembling,
`marketing,
`
`selling
`
`designing,
`distributing,
`
`testing,
`delivering,
`
`all
`
`16) At
`processed,
`
`times
`
`pertinent
`
`manufactured,
`
`hereto,
`designed,
`
`the
`
`asbestos
`
`products
`
`contracted
`
`tested,
`
`assembled,
`
`fashioned,
`
`for, mined,
`fabricated,
`
`milled,
`packaged,
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`LAW FIRM,
`THE EARLY
`" 20th FLOOR
`AVENUE
`360 LEXINGTON
`10017 "
`NEW YORK, NEW YORK
`(212) 986-2233
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`supplied,
`the
`plaintiff
`custody.and
`
`distributed,
`without
`control
`
`delivered,
`substantial
`any
`of
`the
`defendants.
`
`marketed,
`change
`
`installed
`and/or
`sold
`condition
`in their
`
`by
`from
`
`the
`the
`
`defendants
`time
`
`they
`
`reached
`left
`the
`
`17) The
`foregoing
`were
`defective
`
`asbestos
`in one
`or more
`
`products-
`
`and
`
`of
`
`the
`
`following
`
`equipment
`ways:
`
`with
`
`asbestos-containing
`
`components
`
`a)
`
`b)
`
`c)
`
`d)
`
`e)
`
`in that
`contact
`
`they
`with
`
`were
`and/or
`
`inherently
`inhaled
`
`dangerous
`said
`products
`
`who
`to those
`and materials;
`
`used,
`
`handled,
`
`came
`
`in
`
`in that
`
`they
`concerning
`
`failed
`the
`
`to carry
`of
`dangers
`
`adequate
`
`proper,
`said
`products;
`
`in that
`
`persons,
`contact
`
`lacked
`
`they
`including
`with
`the
`
`proper
`safety
`plaintiff
`the
`said
`products
`
`precautions
`who
`would
`and materials;
`
`and
`
`correct
`
`warnings
`
`and
`
`information
`
`to be observed
`and
`
`reasonably
`
`by users,
`foreseeably
`
`handlers
`come
`
`and
`into
`
`in that
`decedent
`and/or
`
`were
`packaged,
`they
`in packing,
`bagging,
`improper;
`
`bagged,
`boxes
`
`boxed
`or other
`
`and/or
`
`supplied
`containers
`
`to the
`that were
`
`plaintiffs'
`
`inadequate
`
`in that
`or proper
`
`the
`
`products
`
`were
`
`delivered
`
`instructions,
`
`to and
`face masks
`
`reached
`and/or
`
`the
`
`plaintiff
`
`without
`
`adequate
`
`respirators;
`
`handling
`
`information
`improper
`and
`handlers
`
`f)
`
`in that
`have
`
`reasonably
`products
`health
`their
`
`any warnings,
`were
`carried
`apprise
`users,
`and materials,
`of
`contact
`
`including
`with
`asbestos
`
`instructions
`and/or
`safety
`in that
`inadequate
`persons
`and
`the
`
`products
`said
`to adequately
`failed
`contact
`with
`into
`to
`danger
`scope
`and
`the risk
`
`may
`and
`said
`
`the
`
`including
`
`of
`
`they
`coming
`full
`of
`the
`and materials,
`
`plaintiff,
`products
`
`cancer;
`
`in that
`and
`
`the
`
`said
`
`asbestos
`
`products
`
`and materials
`
`were
`
`not
`
`of merchantable
`
`quality;
`
`in that
`known
`
`the
`and
`
`products
`asbestos
`said
`intended
`purposes
`
`and
`
`and materials
`uses.
`
`were
`
`not
`
`fit
`
`and
`
`safe
`
`for
`
`their
`
`g)
`
`h)
`
`of
`
`the
`
`a result
`18) As
`above,
`i%to
`by plaintiff's
`coming
`and
`The
`injuries
`diseases
`plaintiff
`to suffer
`pain
`and mental
`anguish.
`
`the plaintiff
`contact
`with
`from
`which
`
`and
`
`suffering,
`
`to sustain
`and
`
`was
`
`caused
`
`breathing,
`the plaintiff
`mental
`
`anxiety,
`
`inhaling
`is suffering
`distress
`
`permanent
`
`caused
`injuries
`fibers.
`asbestos
`ingesting
`to cause
`the
`will
`continue
`emotional
`of mind,
`trauma
`
`19) The
`proximately
`silica
`fumes,
`designed,
`delivered,
`
`injuries
`or
`diseases
`disease,
`caused
`by plaintiff's
`and
`other
`toxic
`
`from
`exposure
`substances
`
`assembled,
`purchased,
`
`fabricated,
`sold
`and/or
`
`supplied,
`installed
`
`suffers
`asbestos
`
`the plaintiff
`which
`and
`to asbestos
`which
`were mined,
`milled,
`constructed,
`processed,
`the
`defendants.
`
`by
`
`and
`
`were
`
`directly
`diesel
`products,
`manufactured,
`packaged,
`
`distributed,
`
`20) As
`capacity
`enjoy
`
`a result,
`thereof,
`on life's
`to carry
`and
`family.
`
`life
`
`plaintiff
`the
`activities
`
`span may
`s life
`has been
`impaired
`
`have
`
`been
`
`along
`
`shortened
`with
`plaintiff's
`
`and
`
`plaintiff's
`
`capacity
`
`to
`
`EARLY,
`
`& MEISENKOTHEN
`SWEENEY
`LUCARELLI,
`An Association of Professional LLCs
`LLC
`THE EARLY
`LAW FIRM,
`" 20th FLOOR
`360 LEXINGTON
`AVENUE
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`21) As
`medical
`such
`
`a result
`
`of
`
`treatment,
`purposes.
`
`said
`illness,
`x-rays
`and
`
`plaintiff
`the
`in the
`future
`
`obligated
`has been
`will
`be obliged
`
`for
`expenses
`to incur
`further
`to incur
`expenses
`
`for
`
`a further
`22) As
`the
`future.
`
`result
`
`of
`
`said
`
`illness,
`
`the plaintiff
`
`s earning
`
`capacity
`
`may
`
`be impaired
`
`in
`
`.
`
`defendants
`
`knew
`23) The
`dangerous
`were
`inherently
`products
`and materials.
`
`or
`
`should
`to those
`
`have
`who
`
`known
`
`used,
`
`that
`handled
`
`the
`
`asbestos
`or came
`
`products
`in contact
`
`and materials
`with
`said
`
`24) The
`information
`
`handling,
`
`defendants
`
`failed
`
`concerning
`or coming
`
`into
`
`to provide
`the
`dangers
`contact
`
`adequate
`proper,
`of
`the products
`therewith.
`
`correct
`and
`and materials
`
`warnings
`to persons
`
`and
`
`using,
`
`defendants
`of
`
`25) The
`instruction
`the
`plaintiff,
`products
`
`to provide
`failed
`proper,
`precautions
`to be observed
`safety
`would
`and
`who
`and materials.
`
`adequate
`
`and
`
`by users,
`come
`foreseeably
`
`reasonably
`
`correct
`handlers
`into
`
`warnings
`and
`contact
`
`persons,
`with
`the
`
`including
`said
`
`and
`
`warnings,
`26) Any
`and
`inadequate
`apprise
`
`information
`in that,
`handlers
`
`and/or
`other
`among
`and
`persons
`
`instruction
`
`improper
`
`users,
`
`materials,
`including
`products
`with
`asbestos
`
`the
`
`of
`plaintiff,
`and materials,
`
`things,
`coming
`full
`the
`
`they
`into
`scope
`
`including
`
`of
`failed
`contact
`and
`risk
`
`were
`precautions
`safety
`and
`to adequately
`reasonably
`products
`and
`said
`with
`the
`health
`of contact
`danger
`to their
`of cancer
`or mesothelioma.
`
`the
`
`27) The
`reports
`
`containing
`human
`
`defendants
`before
`1929,
`products
`beings.
`
`have
`which
`were
`
`possessed
`been
`information
`hazardous
`
`clearly
`health
`to the
`
`and
`of medical
`indicated
`and
`
`and
`studies
`scientific
`data,
`asbestos-
`that
`and
`asbestos
`of
`plaintiff
`the
`
`and
`
`other
`
`safety
`
`the
`defendants,
`1930's,
`scientific
`medical
`data,
`that
`asbestos
`established
`conclusively
`of
`the
`plaintiff
`and
`to the
`health
`safety
`of or