EnPro Industries, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   March 23, 2006

EnPro Industries, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
North Carolina 001-31225 01-0573945
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
5605 Carnegie Boulevard, Suite 500, Charlotte, North Carolina   28209
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   704-731-1500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 23, 2006, a three-judge panel of the Ohio Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a $6.4 million verdict entered against our subsidiary, Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, and granted a new trial. The verdict was originally entered in favor of the plaintiff in Cuyahoga County Court in November 2003. The plaintiff brought suit against Garlock on behalf of her husband, who died of mesothelioma in 2000.

In connection with the reversal, Garlock will not be required to renew an appeal bond previously posted in the amount of $5.6 million. Cash collateral in that amount, which was required by the bonding company, will be returned to Garlock.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    EnPro Industries, Inc.
          
April 3, 2006   By:   Richard L. Magee
       
        Name: Richard L. Magee
        Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary