Documented Asbestos Litigation

According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records (reviewed via CourtListener/RECAP), Pentair Pump Group has been named as a defendant in 200+ documented asbestos dockets filed between 2010 and 2014 — concentrated in the federal asbestos multidistrict litigation (In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, MDL 875, E.D. Pennsylvania) and other U.S. district courts. Pentair Pump Group is named in these cases as a corporate successor entity: Corporate parent/successor liable for Aurora Pump Company’s asbestos-containing pumps (predecessor: Aurora Pump Company, acquired 1997). The asbestos claims arise from products made by the predecessor company rather than by Pentair Pump Group under its current name.

Companies Frequently Named Alongside Pentair Pump Group

In these publicly filed cases, Pentair Pump Group is most often named as a co-defendant alongside Buffalo Pumps, Crane Co., CBS, General Electric, Foster Wheeler, Ingersoll-Rand, ITT, Warren Pumps — reflecting the multi-defendant nature of asbestos litigation, in which plaintiffs name the range of companies connected to their exposure history.

Occupational Exposure and Asbestos Disease

Asbestos exposure is associated with mesothelioma, asbestosis, and asbestos-related lung cancer, typically after a latency period of two to five decades. Workers in industrial trades — maintenance, construction, shipyard, power generation, and manufacturing — are among those most frequently represented in asbestos litigation.

The litigation record above reflects allegations from publicly filed asbestos cases; these are plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact, and liability is determined case by case. An attorney experienced in asbestos litigation can evaluate whether a specific work and exposure history supports a claim involving Pentair Pump Group.