Carr, Tabb, Pope & Freeman LLP Announces Confirmation of Previously Announced Nationwide Class Action Settlement Valued In Excess of $20 Million on Behalf of Purchasers of American Body Armor, Safariland and Protech Ballistic Vests.

ATLANTA -- The Law Firm of Carr, Tabb, Pope & Freeman, LLP announces that on November 5, 2004 the Circuit Court of Duval County, Jacksonville issued a final order and judgment approving the previously announced nationwide settlement against Armor Holdings, Inc. and various of its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, on behalf of purchasers of American Body Armor(TM) Safariland(R) and Protech(TM) ballistic vests containing Zylon(R). As previously disclosed, the settlement, in summary, provides:

All current owners of American Body Armor(TM) Xtreme ZX level II and level IIIA vests will receive, at no cost, a new ballistic vest of their choice manufactured by the Defendants or any of their subsidiaries or affiliated entities, including American Body Armor(TM), Safariland(R) and Protech(TM). Class members will also receive:

--either one or two new carriers (depending on the new model they choose); and

--a fully-transferable $100 voucher good for five years toward the future purchase of any new concealable body armor manufactured by American Body Armor(TM), Safariland(R) or Protech(TM).

In addition, class members may also be entitled to a cash refund. Furthermore, the Defendants must conduct substantial testing of their used body armor and make available to class members their testing data, protocols and other information. The estimated value of the nationwide settlement exceeds $20 million. More details are available at www.americanbodyarmor.com/zx.

Jack Roberts, President of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association (a named Plaintiff in the lawsuit) commented, "The settlement addresses the fundamental issue we raised in our lawsuit-the effectiveness and durability of body armor. We are very pleased that Armor Holdings has agreed to this exchange program."

If you have questions about this case you may contact us through our website at www.ctpflaw.com, by calling Managing Partner, W. Pitts Carr, at 1-888-755-1649 (toll-free), or by mail at 10 North Parkway Square, 4200 Northside Parkway, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30327.

Carr, Tabb, Pope & Freeman, LLP is a civil litigation firm that concentrates its practice in complex litigation. The firm has been appointed lead counsel in major actions throughout the United States. The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and W. Pitts Carr and David H. Pope are each listed in The Best Lawyers in America.