FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 01/09/ :58 PM INDEX NO /2016 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 71 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 01/09/2017

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1 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 01/09/ :58 PM INDEX NO /2016 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 71 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 01/09/2017 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK X ALVIN SMITH and CAROLINE SMITH, against Plaintiffs, AC LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, LLC; ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC. Individually and as successor in interest to Western Auto Supply Corporation; AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Successor by merger to Buffalo Pumps Inc.; ALCOA, INC., f/k/a Aluminum Company of America; ALCO PRODUCTS, INC., Division of Nitram Energy, Inc.; ALPHA WIRE CORP.; AMERICAN BILTRITE INC.; AMERICAN INSULATED WIRE CORP.; A.O. SMITH WATER PRODUCTS COMPANY; AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., Individually and on behalf of its division The Trane Company; ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC., Individually and as Successor to Armstrong Machine Works; ARMSTRONG PUMPS, INC.; ASBEKA INDUSTRIES INC.; AURORA PUMP COMPANY; A.W. CHESTERTON CO., INC.; AWC 1997 CORP.; BELDEN WIRE & CABLE CO.; BORG WARNER CORPORATION; BURNHAM HOLDINGS, INC. as successor to Burnham Corporation; BW/IP, INC., and its wholly owned subsidiaries; CARBORUNDUM INC.; CARRIER CORPORATION, a/k/a Bryant Manufacturing Corporation; INDEX NO.: /2016 DOF: FIRST AMENDED SUMMONS Plaintiffs demand a trial by jury The basis of venue is Defendants place of business Plaintiffs reside at 142 Berkshire Loop Pawleys Island, SC of 12

2 CBS CORPORATION, f/k/a Viacom, Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation; CCX, INC.; individually and as successor to Hatfield Wire & Cable Company, a division of Continental Copper & Steel Industries, Inc.; CERTAINTEED CORPORATION; CIRCUIT BREAKER SALES, INC.; CLEAVER BROOKS INC.; COOPER CROUSE HINDS, LLC; for its Chico X brand products; COOPER INDUSTRIES INC.; COURTER S COMPANY; CRANE CO.; CRANE PUMPS & SYSTEMS, INC.; CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.; Individually and as successor in interest to Fiberite, Inc.; DANA CORPORATION, Individually and as Successor to Victor Gaskets and Smith and Kanzler; DEMING PUMPS; DUREZ CORPORATION; EATON ELECTRICAL, INC.; f/k/a Cutler Hammer; ELECTRIC SWITCHBOARD CO., INC.; ERICSSON, INC., as successor in interest to Anaconda Wire & Cable Co., and Continental Wire Co., Inc.; FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANY; FEDERAL PACIFIC EQUIPMENT INC.; FEDERAL PUMP COMPANY; FEDERAL PUMP CORPORATION; FISCHBACH & MOORE, INC.; FMC CORPORATION, on behalf of its former Peerless Pump and Northern Pump businesses; FLUOR Corporation FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, Individually, and as Successor to Duiron Inc., and Durametallic Corp.; FORD MOTOR COMPANY; FORT KENT HOLDINGS, INC.; 2 of 12

3 f/k/a Dunham Bush, Inc.; FOSTER WHEELER, LLC; GARDNER DENVER, INC.; GEICO CORPORATION; GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION, Individually and as Successor in Interest to Carol Cable Company, Inc.; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; GENERAL REFRACTORIES CO.; GENERAL WIRE & CABLE; GENERAL WIRE PRODUCTS, INC.; GENUINE PARTS COMPANY; GEORGIA PACIFIC LLC; GOULD ELECTRONICS, INC., Individually and as successor in interest to Gould., Inc., as successor in interest to I T E Imperial Corp and Bulldog Electric Products Co; GOULDS PUMPS INCORPORATED; GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY INC.; GRUNDFOS PUMPS CORPORATION; HATZEL & BUEHLER INC.; HENRY VOGT MACHINE CO.; HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. f/k/a Alliedsignal, Inc., as successor in interest to The Bendix Corporation; HOWDEN BUFFALO, INC.; HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS INC.; IMO INDUSTRIES, INC.; INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY; J.H. FRANCE REFRACTORIES CO.; JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.; KAISER GYPSUM INC.; KEYSPAN ENERGY CORPORATION; KING INSULATION INC.; LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO.; LIGHTOLIER INC., Individually and as Lightolier, a Division of Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC; MACY S, INC.; METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANY; MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY; NATIONAL GRID; NATIONAL GRID GENERATOR, LLC; NATIONAL LIGHTING COMPANY; O CONNOR CONSTRUCTORS, INC.; 3 of 12

4 PEERLESS ELECTRIC COMPANY; PEERLESS INDUSTRIES, INC., f/d/b/a Peerless Heater Co.; PEERLESS LIGHTING CORPORATION; PENT AIR PUMP GROUP, INC.; PFIZER INC.; PLASTICS ENGINEERING COMPANY; PRESCOLITE, INC.; PROGRESS LIGHTING, INC.: RILEY POWER INC.; ROCKBESTOS SUPRENANT CABLE CORP.; ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC., individually and a successor by merger to Allen Bradley Co.; RSCC WIRE & CABLE, LLC.; SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC CORP.; SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY; SHELL OIL; SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC.; s/h/a Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., individually and as successor to I T E Circuit Breaker Company, I T E Imperial Corp and Bulldog Electric Products Co; SPIRAX SARCO, INC.; SQUARE D COMPANY; SPX COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TACO, INC.; THE FULTON COMPANIES, Individually and as Successor to Fulton Boiler Works, Inc.; THE OKONITE COMPANY; THE TRANE COMPANY; THE WM. POWELL COMPANY: THERMO ELECTRIC CO., INC.; TREADWELL CORPORATION; TYCO FLOW CONTROL, INC. TYCO VALVES & CONTROLS, INC.; UNION CARBIDE CORP.; UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, f/k/a United States Steel LLC, successor by merger to the former USX Corporation, successor ininterest to American Steel & Wire Company; VELAN VALVE CORPORATION; VICTOR WIRE & CABLE CORP., 4 of 12

5 a/k/a Victor Wire & Cable, LLC.; VIKING PUMP CO., INC.; WARREN PUMPS; WElL MCLAIN, a division of The Marley Company; YARWAY CORPORATION; YORK INDUSTRIES INC.; YORK INTERNATIONAL; YUBA HEAT TRANSFER, LLC, A Division of Connell Limited Partnership; Defendants. X YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon Plaintiffs attorney, at the address stated below, an answer to the attached complaint within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this summons was not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; upon your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated: New York, New York January 9, 2017 Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French, & Mudd, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiffs By: Patrick J. Timmins, Esq 8 West 38 th Street, Suite 1001 New York, NY (212) of 12

6 DEFENDANTS ADDRESSES AC LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, LLC Crescent Street Long Island, NY ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC Airport Road Roanoke, VA ALCOA, INC., f/k/a Aluminum Company of America ALPHA WIRE CORP 711 Lidgeerwood Avenue Elizabeth, NJ AMERICAN INSULATED WIRE CORP c/o Richard W. Zacks, Esq. 123 Dyer Street Providence, RI AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., Individually and on behalf of its division The Trane Company One Centennial Ave PO Box 6820 Piscataway, NJ ARMSTRONG PUMPS, INC. 93 East Ave North Tonawanda, NY AURORA PUMP COPMANY Kevin Keyes Manager, Claims & Litigation SPX Corporation A Ballantyne Corporate Place Charlotte, North Carolina AWC 1997 CORP. 711 Lidgerwood Ave. Elizabeth, NJ BORG WARNER CORPORATION 3850 Hamlin Road Auburn Hills, MI AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION CT Corporation 116 Pine Street, Suite 320 Harrisburg, PA ALCO PRODUCTS, INC., Division of Nitram Energy Inc. AMERICAN BILTRITE INC. 57 River Strret Wellesley, MA A.O. SMITH WATER PRODUCTS COMPANY West Park Place Milwaukee, WI ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC., Individually and as Successor to Armstrong Machine Works 816 Maple Street Three Rivers, MI ASBEKA INDUSTRIES INC Saint Andrews Way Painesville, OH A.W. CHESTERTON CO., INC. PO Box 4004 Woburn, MA BELDEN WIRE & CABLE CO. 1 North Brentwood Blvd, 15 th Fl. St. Louis, MO BURNHAM HOLDINGS, INC. as successor to Burnham Corporation; BW/IP, INC. 6 of 12

7 BW/IP, INC., and its wholly owned subsidiaries 5215 North O Connor Blvd. Ste 2300 Irving, TX CARRIER CORPORATION a/k/a Bryant Manufacturing Corporation CCX, INC.; individually and as successor to Hatfield Wire & Cable Company, a division of Continental Copper & Steel Industries, Inc. 101 Braeburn Road Lower Burrell, PA CIRCUIT BREAKER SALES, INC Columbine Dr Gainesville, TX COOPER INDUSTRIES INC. c/o CT Corporation System 111 Eighth Ave. COOPER CROUSE HINDS, LLC 1201 Wolf Street Syracuse, NY CARBORUNDUM INC. CBS CORPORATION c/o Asbestos Litigation Support Manager Eckert Seamans CHerin & Mellott, LLC Case Management & Technology Center 600 Grant St. 5 th Fl. Pittsburgh, PA CERTAINTEED CORPORATION 750 E. Swedesford Road Valley Forge, PA CLEAVER BROOKS, INC. c/o Ronald Thimm, Squa Chem, Inc N. 113 th St. PO Box 421 Milwaukee, WI COURTER S COMPANY 5373 West 79th St Indianapolis, IN CRANE PUMPS & SYSTEMS, INC rd Street Piqua, OH CRANE CO. c/o CT Corporation System 111 Eighth Ave. CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC., Individually and as successor in interest to Fiberite, Inc. DEMING PUMPS c/o Crane Pumps & Systems rd Street Piqua, OH DANA CORPORATION, Individually and as Successor to Victor Gaskets and Smith and Kanzler PO Box 1000 Toledo, OH DUREZ CORPORATION Occidental Tower 5005 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX of 12

8 EATON ELECTRICAL, INC.; f/k/a Cutler Hammer Eaton Corporation Attn: Tax Dept 111 Superior Street Cleveland, OH ERICSSON, INC., as successor in interest to Anaconda Wire & Cable Co., and Continental Wire Co., Inc Legacy Drive Plano, TX FEDERAL PACIFIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY FEDERAL PUMP CORPORATION 1144 Utica Ave. Brooklyn, NY ELECTRIC SWITCHBOARD CO., INC. FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANY 601 Old Airport Road Bristol, VA FEDERAL PUMP COMPANY FISCHBACH & MOORE, INC. C/O CORPORATE CREATION NETWORK INC. 15 NORTH MILL STREET NYACK, NEW YORK, FMC Corporation; on behalf of its former Peerless Pump and Northern Pump Businesses 1735 Market Street Philadelphia, PA FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, Individually and as successor to Duiron Inc., and Durametallic Corp N. O'Connor Blvd., Suite 2300 Irving, TX FORT KENT HOLDINGS, INC; f/k/a Dunham Bush, Inc. c/o Peter Langenus, Esq. SCHNADER, HARRISON, SEGAL & LEWIS 140 Broadway, Suite 1300 New York, NY GARDNER DENVER, INC. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Henry J. King, Jr., Esq. Managing Attorney Electric Insurance Company FLUOR CORPORATION 6700 Las Colinas Blvd Irving, TX FORD MOTOR COMPANY c/o CT Corporation 111 Eighth Ave. FOSTER WHEELER, LLC Perryville Corporate Park PO Box 4000 Clinton, NJ GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION, Individually and as Successor in Interest to Carol Cable Company, Inc. 4 Tesseneer Drive Highland Heights, KY GENERAL REFRACTORIES CO. 1 Bala Ave. Suite 310 Bala Cynwyd, PA of 12

9 152 Conant St. Beverly, MA GENERAL WIRE & CABLE 425 Shrewbury St. Worchester, MA GENERAL WIRE PRODUCTS, INC. 425 Shrewbury St. Worchester, MA GENUINE PARTS COMPANY 2999 Circle 75 Parkway Atlanta, GA GEICO CORPORATION 5260 Western Avenue Chevy Chase, Md or One GEICO Plaza Washington, D.C GEORGIA PACIFIC LLC 133 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA GOULDS PUMPS INCORPORATED GOULDS ELECTRONICS, INC Curtis Blvd. Eastlake, OH GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 221 Boliver St. Jefferson City, MO HATZEL & BUEHLER INC. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. f/k/a Alliedsignal, Inc., as successor in interest to The Bendix Corporation 101 Columbia Road Morristown, NJ HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS INC. 210 N. Allen Centralia, MI INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY c/o CT Corporation 111 Eighth Ave JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC Greenbay Ave. Milwaukee, WI GRUNDFOS PUMPS CORPORATION HENRY VOGT MACHINE CO 80 State Street Albany, NY HOWDEN BUFFALO, INC West Dekalb Street Camden, SC IMO INDUSTRIES, INC. J.H. FRANCE REFRACTORIES CO. PO Box Clarence Road Snow Shoe, PA KAISER GYPSUM INC. 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX of 12

10 KEYSPAN ENERGY CORPORATION LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO. 201 North Service Road Melville, NY Macy s, Inc. 7 West Seventh Street Cincinnati, OH 4520 KING INSULATION INC. LIGHTOLIER INC., Individually and as Lightolier, a Division of Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC 631 Airport Road Fall River, MA MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANY NATIONAL GRID NATIONAL GRID GENERATOR, LLC NATIONAL LIGHTING COMPANY 522 Cortlandt Street Belleville, NJ PEERLESS ELECTRIC COMPANY PEERLESS LIGHTING CORPORATION PFIZER INC. PRESCOLITE, INC. 701 Millennium Boulevard Greenville, SC O CONNOR CONSTRUCTORS, INC. 45 Industrial Drive Canton, MA PEERLESS INDUSTRIES, INC., f/d/b/a Peerless Heater Co Carol Martindell, NCC Paralegal McGivney & Kluger, P.C. 23 Vreeland Road, Suite 220 Florham Park, NJ PENT AIR PUMP GROUP, INC. c/o CT Corporation System 111 Eighth Ave New York, NY 1001 PLASTICS ENGINEERING COMPANY CT Corporation 208 South LaSalle St., Ste. 814 Chicago, IL PROGRESS LIGHTING, INC. c/o Corporation Service Co. 701 Millennium Boulevard Greenville, SC of 12

11 RILEY POWER, INC. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC., individually and a successor by merger to Allen Bradley Co. c/o CT Corporation System 111 Eighth Ave New York, NY 1001 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC CORP. CT Corporation 801 Stevenson Dr. Springfield, IL SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC.; s/h/a Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., individually and as successor to I T E Circuit Breaker Company 333 Old Milton Parkway Alpharetta, GA SQUARE D COMPANY 1415 S. Roselle Road Pallatine, IL TACO, INC 1160 Cranston Street Cranston, RI THE OKONITE COMPANY PO Box Hilltop Road Ramsey, NJ Attn: Legal Department ROCKBESTOS SUPRENANT CABLE CORP. c/o The Prentice Hall Corporation System, Inc. 80 State Street Albany, NY RSCC WIRE & CABLE, LLC SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY 3333 Beverly Road Hoffman Estates, IL SHELL OIL SPIRAX SARCO, INC. c/o CT Corporation 111 Eighth Ave. SPX COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. THE FULTON COMPANIES, Individually and as Successor tofulton Boiler Works, Inc. THE TRANE COMPANY One Centennial Ave Piscataway, NJ THE WM POWELL COMPANY 2503 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati, OH TREADWELL CORPORATION THERMO ELECTRIC CO., INC 109 North Fifth Street Saddle Brook, NJ TYCO FLOW CONTROL, INC Tyco International (US) Inc. 9 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ of 12

12 TYCO VALVES & CONTROLS, INC.; Tyco International (US) Inc. 9 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, f/k/a United States Steel LLC, successor by merger to the former USX Corporation, successor ininterest to American Steel & Wire Company VICTOR WIRE & CABLE CORP. a/k/a Victor Wire & Cable, LLC. WARREN PUMPS 82 Bridges Ave PO Box 969 Warren, MA YARWAY CORPORATION c/o CT Corporation 111 Eighth Ave. YORK INTERNATIONAL 631 South Richmond Ave York, PA UNION CARBIDE CORP. c/o CT Corporation 111 Eighth Ave. VELAN VALVE CORPORATION 94 Avenue C Williston, VT VIKING PUMP CO., INC. 406 State Street PO Box 8 Cedar Falls, IA WEIL MCLAIN, a division of The Marley Company 500 Blaine Street Michigan City, IN YORK INDUSTRIES, INC. c/o John Ronca, Esq. Ronca, Hanley, Nolan & Zaremba, LLP Five Regent Street, Suite 517 Livingston, NJ YUBA HEAT TRANSFER, LLC 1833 South Morgan Road Oklahoma City, OK of 12