Friday Apr 25
Court backs Federal Signal in hearing loss case
Federal Signal Corp. said a state court jury in Cook County found in its favor in a civil case in which 27 firefighters had claimed they suffered hearing loss from being exposed to the loud fire-truck sirens that Federal Signal manufactures.
The Oak Brook company, which makes a variety of products ranging from street-sweeping equipment to police-car light bars, said the jury took less than two hours to reach its verdict and reject the firefighters' claims.
Federal Signal currently faces more than 30 such hearing-loss lawsuits, brought on behalf of about 2,500 firefighters. Read more
Posted by Chicago Tribune
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- Chicago Tribune - Court backs Federal Signal in hearing loss case
- Chicago Business - Federal Signal's results disappoint investors
- Crain's Chicago Business Weekly Edition - Federal Signal goes high-tech
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