Badger Meter reports lawsuit in California.MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 1997--Badger Meter, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. ) today reported that it has been named in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. filed in California State Court by the Natural Resources Defense Fund and the Environmental Law Foundation, although it has not yet been served. The litigation alleges a violation under California's Proposition 65 for lead allegedly leaching from the bronze meters sold by the Company in the state of California. Badger badger, name for several related members of the weasel family. Most badgers are large, nocturnal, burrowing animals, with broad, heavy bodies, long snouts, large, sharp claws, and long, grizzled fur. believes it has excellent defenses and that any resolution of the litigation will not be in a material amount. Badger Meter is a leading marketer and manufacturer of products using flow measurement and control technology serving industrial and utility markets worldwide. -0- Badger Meter company news is available 24 hours a day, on-line at: http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/bmi.htm CONTACT: Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee Deirdre C. Elliott, 414/355-0400 |
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