THIS IS AN ASBESTOS LITIGATION CASE FILED UNDER N.Y.C.A.L.

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1 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 11/23/ :14 PM INDEX NO /2015 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 108 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 11/23/2015 THIS IS AN ASBESTOS LITIGATION CASE FILED UNDER N.Y.C.A.L.

2 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK X Index No.: /2015 PRISCILLA J. DOIRON, As Executor of the Estate of NORMAN HUNT, Date Filed: 11/23/2015 -against- Plaintiff(s), Plaintiff Designates NEW YORK County as the Place of Trial The Basis of Venue is Defendants Place of Business AERCO INTERNATIONAL, AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION as successor by merger to BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., AMERICAN BILTRITE, Individually and as successor to AMTICO FLOORS, ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL INC., ATWOOD & MORRILL CO. INC., AURORA PUMP COMPANY, BLACKMER, a division of DOVER CORPORATION, f/k/a BLACKMER PUMP POWER & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BORG-WARNER, by its successor-in-interest BORG WARNER MORSE TEC, INC., BW/IP INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a BORG WARNER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS successor to BYRON JACKSON PUMPS, BYRON JACKSON PUMPS, CARRIER CORPORATION, Individually, and as successor in interest to BRYANT HEATING & COOLING SYSTEMS, CBS CORPORATION, f/k/a VIACOM INC., successor by merger to CBS CORPORATION, f/k/a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, CERTAIN TEED CORPORATION, CROSBY VALVE, LLC, EMPIRE-ACE INSULATION MFG. CORP., FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, FLOWSERVE US, INC., Solely as Successor to ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, EDWARD VALVE, INC., NORDSTROM VALVES, INC., EDWARD VOGT VALVE COMPANY, SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

3 and VOGT VALVE COMPANY FMC CORPORATION, Individually and as successor through acquisition of CHICAGO PUMP COMPANY, NORTHERN PUMP COMPANY and COFFIN and PEERLESS PUMP COMPANY, FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, GARDNER DENVER, INC., GATES CORPORATION, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GEORGIA PACIFIC CO., Individually and as successor to BESTWALL GYPSUM COMPANY, GOULDS PUMPS, INC., GRINNELL, LLC, HONEYWELL CORP., f/k/a ALLIED SIGNAL, INC.,/ BENDIX IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, ITT CORPORATION, ITT INDUSTRIES, INC., Individually, and as successor to BELL & GOSSETT CO., and as successor to KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING CO., INC., KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC., OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., SPIRAX SARCO, INC., Individually, and as successor to SARCO COMPANY, THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY, TRANE U.S. INC., f/k/a AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., Individually, and as successor in interest to KEWANEE BOILER CORPORATION, UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, VELAN VALVE CORPORATION, WARREN PUMPS, INC., WEIL-McLAIN, A DIVISION OF THE MARLEY-WYLAIN COMPANY WEINMAN PUMP AND SUPPLY CO., ZY-TECH GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendants, X To the above named Defendant(s) You are hereby summoned to answer the amended verified complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the compliant is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this

4 summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated, 11/23/2015 New York, New York Defendant s address: THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 245 Park Ave 39 th Floor SEE ATTACHED DEFENDANTS RIDER New York, NY (212)

5 DEFENDANTS RIDER Anna DiLonardo Esq. MARSHALL, DENNEHY, WARNER, COLEMAN & GOGGIN 105 Maxess Road Suite 303 Melville, NY PHONE # (631) FAX # (631) AERCO INTERNATIONAL and BORG WARNER by its successor-in-interest BORG WARNER MORSE TEC, INC. John Howarth, Esq. WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA 1818 Market Street, Suite 3100 Philadelphia, PA AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, as successor-by-merger to BUFFALO PUMPS Christopher S. Kozak, Esq. LANDMAN CORSI BALLAINE & FORD, P.C. One Gateway Center 4th Floor Newark, New Jersey Tel: (973) Fax: (973) AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC., Individually and as Successor to AMTICO FLOORS Cynthia Weiss Antonucci, Esq. HARRIS BEACH PLLC New York City Office 100 Wall Street New York, NY Direct Main Fax ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC and HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. / BENDIX Kerryann Cook Esq. MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C 80 Broad Street 23rd Floor New York, NY (212)

6 fax:(212) ATWOOD & MORRILL CO. INC., and THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY Steven Rosenblatt, Esq. Theodore Eder Esq. Jordan Beltz SEGAL MCCAMBRIDGE SINGER & MAHONEY 830 Third Avenue, Suite 400 New York, NY Phone # (212) Fax # (212) Teder@Smsm.Com jbeltz@smsm.com AURORA PUMP COMPANY, BW/IP INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a BORG WARNER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, successor to BYRON JACKSON PUMPS, BYRON JACKSON PUMPS, GARDNER DENVER, INC., AND WEIL-McLAIN, A DIVISION OF THE MARLEY- WYLAIN COMPANY Robert Malaby Esq. MALABY & BRADLEY LLC 150 Broadway, Suite 600 New York, NY (212) fax:(212) BLACKMER, a division of DOVER CORPORATION, f/k/a BLACKMER PUMP POWER & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Erik DiMarco, Esq. WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER 150 East 42nd Street New York, NY Phone # (212) Fax # (212) Eric.dimarco@Wilsonelser.Com Nunzio.moudatsos@wilsonelser.com CARRIER CORPORATION, Individually, and as successor in interest to BRYANY HEATING & COOLING SYSTEMS Michael Tanenbaum Esq. SEDGWICK, LLP Three Gateway Center, 12th Floor Newark, NJ (973) Fax:(973) CBS CORPORATION, f/k/a VIACOM INC., successor by merger to CBS CORPORATION, f/k/a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, FOSTER WHEELER, L.L.C., GATES CORPORATION and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

7 Brady Edwards, Esq. MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1000 Louisiana Street Suite 4000 Houston, TX Phone: (713) Fax: (713) GRINNELL, LLC, and CROSBY VALVE, INC Christopher Hannan, Esq. Robert No. Spinelli, Esq. KELLEY JASONS MCGOWAN SPINELLI & HANNA, LLP 120 Wall Street 30th Floor New York, Ny Phone: Fax: FMC CORPORATION Individually and as successor through acquisition of CHICAGO PUMP COMPANY, NORTHERN PUMP COMPANY and COFFIN and PEERLESS PUMP COMPANY Steve Kevelson Esq. One Cozine Avenue Brooklyn, NY EMPIRE-ACE INSULATION MFG. CORP Nancy McDonald Esq. MCELROY, DEUTCH & MULVANEY 1300 Mount Kemble Avenue P.O. Box 2075 Morristown, NJ (973) Fax:(973) FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, FLOWSERVE US, INC., Solely as Successor to ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, EDWARD VALVE, INC., NORDSTROM VALVES, INC., EDWARD VOGT VALVE COMPANY, VOGT VALVE COMPANY James R. Lynch, Esq. LYNCH DASKAL EMERY LLP 264 West 40th Street, 18th Floor New York, NY Phone: (212) Fax: (212) GEORGIA PACIFIC CO., Individually and as successor to BESTWALL GYPSUM COMPANY

8 Donald Pugliese, Esq. McDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY 340 Madison Avenue New York, NY Phone # (212) Fax # (212) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. / BENDIX John Fanning Esq. Raghu Bandlamudi, Esq. CULLEN & DYKMAN 44 Wall Street New York, NY Phone # (212) Fax # (212) GOULDS PUMPS, INC. Joseph Colao Esq. LEADER & BERKON LLP 630 Third Avenue New York, NY (212) Fax:(212) IMO INDUSTRIES and WARREN PUMPS, INC. Lisa M. Pascarella, Esq. PASCARELLA, DIVITA, LINDENBAUM & TOMASZEWSKI 2137 Route 35 Suite 290 Holmdel, NJ Phone # (732) Fax # (732) INGERSOLL-RAND CO. and TRANE U.S. INC., f/k/a AMERICAN STANDARD INC. Individually, and as successor in interest to KEWANEE BOILER CORPORATION Geneiveve MacSteel Esq. Philip Goldstein Esq. MCGUIRE WOODS, LLP 1345 Avenue of the Americas #7 New York, NY (212) Fax:(212) ITT CORPORATION AND ITT INDUSTRIES, INC., Individually, and as successor to BELL & GOSSETT CO., and as successor to KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

9 Philip J. O Rourke, Esq. Karen Campbell Esq. LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAAD & SMITH, LLP 77 Water Street, Suite 2100 New York, NY10005 Phone # (212) Fax # (212) KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. Paul Scrudato Esq. Jill Berry Esq. SCHIFF HARDIN & WAITE 666 Fifth Avenue 17th Floor New York, NY (212) fax:(212) OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC. Cynthia K. Messemer, Esq. HODGES WALSH, MESSEMER & MOROKNEK, LLP 55 Church Street, Suite 211 White Plains, New York Phone # (914) Fax # (914) Cmessemer@Hwslaw.Com Ghodges@Hwslaw.Com SPIRAX SARCO, INC. Individually and as successor to SARCO COMPANY Judith Yavitz, Esq. DARGER ERRANTE YAVITZ & BLAU LLP 116 East 27th Street, 12th Floor New York, NY Phone # (212) /5303/5378 Fax # (212) Jyavitz@Deybllp.Com Mstevenson@Deybllp.Com Ajurish@Deybllp.Com UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, and CERTAINTEED CORPORATION Thomas M. Toman Jr., Esq. Nicole Diesa, Esq. Stephanie Bergmann FORMAN, PERRY, WATKINS, KRUTZ & TARDY, LLP 328 Newman Springs Road Red Bank, NJ (732)

10 Fax:(732) VELAN VALVE CORP. Diane H. Miller, Esq. LITTLETON JOYCE UGHETTA PARK & KELLY LLP The Centre at Purchase 4 Manhattanville Road Suite 202 Purchase, NY (914) Fax: (914) ZY-TECH GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, INC

11 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK X Index No.: /2015 PRISCILLA J. DOIRON, As Executor of the Estate of NORMAN HUNT, Date Filed: 11/23/2015 -against- Plaintiff(s), Plaintiff Designates NEW YORK County as the Place of Trial The Basis of Venue is Defendants Place of Business AERCO INTERNATIONAL, AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION AMENDED as successor by merger to BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., VERIFIED AMERICAN BILTRITE, COMPLAINT Individually and as successor to AMTICO FLOORS, ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL INC., ATWOOD & MORRILL CO. INC., AURORA PUMP COMPANY, BLACKMER, a division of DOVER CORPORATION, f/k/a BLACKMER PUMP POWER & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BORG-WARNER, by its successor-in-interest BORG WARNER MORSE TEC, INC., BW/IP INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a BORG WARNER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS successor to BYRON JACKSON PUMPS, BYRON JACKSON PUMPS, CARRIER CORPORATION, Individually, and as successor in interest to BRYANT HEATING & COOLING SYSTEMS, CBS CORPORATION, f/k/a VIACOM INC., successor by merger to CBS CORPORATION, f/k/a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, CERTAIN TEED CORPORATION, CROSBY VALVE, LLC, EMPIRE-ACE INSULATION MFG. CORP., FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, FLOWSERVE US, INC., Solely as Successor to ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, EDWARD VALVE, INC., NORDSTROM VALVES, INC., EDWARD VOGT VALVE COMPANY,

12 and VOGT VALVE COMPANY FMC CORPORATION, Individually and as successor through acquisition of CHICAGO PUMP COMPANY, NORTHERN PUMP COMPANY and COFFIN and PEERLESS PUMP COMPANY, FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, GARDNER DENVER, INC., GATES CORPORATION, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GEORGIA PACIFIC CO., Individually and as successor to BESTWALL GYPSUM COMPANY, GOULDS PUMPS, INC., GRINNELL, LLC, HONEYWELL CORP., f/k/a ALLIED SIGNAL, INC.,/ BENDIX IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, ITT CORPORATION, ITT INDUSTRIES, INC., Individually, and as successor to BELL & GOSSETT CO., and as successor to KENNEDY VALVE MANUFACTURING CO., INC., KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC., OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., SPIRAX SARCO, INC., Individually, and as successor to SARCO COMPANY, THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY, TRANE U.S. INC., f/k/a AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., Individually, and as successor in interest to KEWANEE BOILER CORPORATION, UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, VELAN VALVE CORPORATION, WARREN PUMPS, INC., WEIL-McLAIN, A DIVISION OF THE MARLEY-WYLAIN COMPANY WEINMAN PUMP AND SUPPLY CO., ZY-TECH GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendants, X Plaintiff(s), PRISCILLA J. DOIRON, As Executor of the Estate of NORMAN HUNT, by their attorneys THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C., upon information and belief, at all times hereinafter mentioned alleges as follows:

13 1. Plaintiff(s), PRISCILLA J. DOIRON, As Executor of the Estate of NORMAN HUNT, by their attorneys, THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C., for their verified complaint respectfully alleges: Plaintiff(s), PRISCILLA J. DOIRON, As Executor of the Estate of NORMAN HUNT, repeats and realleges NYAL- THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C., STANDARD ASBESTOS COMPLAINT FOR PERSONAL INJURY NO. 1 and NYAL- THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C., STANDARD ASBESTOS COMPLAINT FOR WRONGFUL DEATH NO. 1 as fully incorporated herein as it pertains to the defendants in the aforementioned caption Dated: 11/23/2015 New York, New York Yours, etc., THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) 245 Park Ave 39 th Floor New York, NY 10167

14 STATE OF NEW YORK ) COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) SS: The undersigned, an attorney admitted to practice in the Courts of New York State, shows: Deponent is a member of the firm THE WILLIAMS LAW FIRM, P.C., Counsel for the plaintiff(s) in the within action, deponent has read the foregoing supplemental summons and amended verified complaint and knows the contents thereof, the same is true to the deponent s own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and that as to those matters deponent believes it to be true. This verification is made by deponent and not by plaintiff(s) because plaintiff(s) resides outside of the County of New York where plaintiffs counsel and deponent maintain their office. Dated: 11/23/2015 New York, New York /S/ JOSEPH P. WILLIAMS