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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Claims have been filed against the Company and certain of its affiliates in various jurisdictions across the United States by persons alleging bodily injury as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing products. Further information and detail on these claims is described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in Note 18 therein, filed on February 22, 2013. During the first three months for 2013, there were no material changes to the information described in the Form 10-K.

The Company is also subject to litigation from time to time arising out of its operations in the ordinary course of business, including claims based on product liability, contracts, intellectual property, or other causes of action. Further information and detail on any potentially material litigation is as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in Note 18 therein, filed on February 22, 2013. During the first three months of 2013, there were no material changes to the information described in the Form 10-K.