ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Electrolux Faces 20,700 Asbestos Plaintiffs
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Published October 31, 2003


Electrolux AB reports that as of September 30, 2003, the Group 
had a total of 535 lawsuits pending, representing around 20,700 
plaintiffs, according to its latest regulatory filing with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission. 

According to the filing, a total of 166 new cases were filed 
during the third quarter of 2003, and 12 were resolved. Around 
20,000 of the plaintiffs refer to cases pending in the state of 
Mississippi.

Litigation and claims related to asbestos are pending against 
the Group in the US. Almost all of the cases refer to externally 
supplied components used in industrial products manufactured by 
discontinued operations prior to the early 1970s. Almost all of 
the cases involve multiple plaintiffs who have made identical 
allegations against many other defendants who are not part of 
the Electrolux Group.



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