March 13, 2009  
ASBESTOS LITIGATION: W.W. Grainger, Inc. Facing 2,200 Plaintiffs

W.W. Grainger, Inc., as of Feb. 3, 2009, is named in cases filed
on behalf of about 2,200 plaintiffs in which there is an
allegation of exposure to asbestos and silica, according to the
Company's 2008 annual report filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

As of Jan. 14, 2008, the Company was named in cases filed on
behalf of about 2,800 plaintiffs in which there was an
allegation of exposure to asbestos and silica. (Class Action
Reporter, March 7, 2008)

The Company has been named, along with numerous other
nonaffiliated companies, as a defendant in litigation in various
states involving asbestos. These lawsuits typically assert
claims of personal injury arising from alleged exposure to
asbestos as a consequence of products purportedly distributed by
the Company.

In 2008, lawsuits relating to asbestos and silica and involving
about 660 plaintiffs were dismissed with respect to the Company,
typically based on the lack of product identification.

Headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., W.W. Grainger, Inc.
distributes facilities maintenance products and provides
services and related information used by businesses and
institutions primarily in the United States, Canada and Mexico
to keep their facilities and equipment running.
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