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Beryllium Claims
−Removed: As of July 1, 2022, our subsidiary, Materion Brush Inc., was a defendant in one beryllium case.
−Removed: As previously reported, a settlement agreement had been reached in one case, and the and the case was dismissed during the second quarter.
+Added: As of September 30, 2022, our subsidiary, Materion Brush Inc., was a defendant in one beryllium case.
In Richard Miller v.
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The court entered a scheduling order on September 14, 2021 that did not set a date for trial.
−Removed: An amended scheduling order was entered on April 8, 2022, but a date for trial was not set.
+Added: Amended scheduling orders were entered on April 8, 2022, and August 4, 2022, that likewise did not set a trial date.
The Company believes that it has substantive defenses and intends to vigorously defend this suit.
−Removed: In Ronald Dwayne Manning v.
−Removed: et al., case number 19CI000219, filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, Tehama County, and later removed to the United States District Court, Eastern District of California (Sacramento Division), case number 2:19-CV-02202-MCE-DMC, the Company was one of three named defendants and 120 Doe defendants.
−Removed: The plaintiff alleged that he contracted beryllium disease from exposures to beryllium-containing products during his employment as an auto mechanic, welder, sprinkler installer, and movie projector operator, and asserted claims for negligence, strict liability, fraudulent concealment, and breach of implied warranties.
−Removed: The plaintiff sought economic damages, non-economic damages, consequential damages, and punitive damages.
−Removed: A settlement agreement was reached in this case, and a Stipulation of Dismissal was entered by the court on June 1, 2022.
−Removed: No beryllium cases were filed in the second quarter of 2022.
+Added: No beryllium cases were filed in the third quarter of 2022.
The Company has insurance coverage, which may respond, subject to an annual deductible.
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Plaintiff filed a motion for conditional certification, which the Company opposed.
−Removed: The motion has been fully briefed, and the parties are awaiting a decision from the court.
+Added: On August 2, 2022, the Court conditionally certified a class of employees at the Company’s Elmore facility only and rejected certification of a class across the Company’s other facilities.
The Company believes that it has substantive defenses and intends to vigorously defend this suit, absent a negotiated resolution.
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