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Federal Signal Announces Favorable Litigation Outcome

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 25 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), a leader in advancing security and well-being, announced that the court entered an order yesterday dismissing all 39 firefighter plaintiffs that were set to go to trial in September of this year, following plaintiffs' motion to withdraw the cases. If plaintiffs' counsel seeks to re-file these cases during the one year re-filing period, the Judge will hear Federal Signal's motion for sanctions, costs and attorneys' fees.

Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP successfully defended Federal Signal at trial earlier this year and appeared for the Company at the hearing on the non-suit motion. Bartlit Beck attorney Phil Beck commented that, "The dismissal of these 39 plaintiffs' claims, which follows on the 27 favorable jury verdicts for Federal Signal in April, is another sign that plaintiffs have been pursuing meritless cases, and represents a significant step forward in the Company's defense of this litigation."

Federal Signal has also achieved success in the defense of claims pending outside Illinois during 2008 including the voluntary dismissal of all pending firefighter claims in Missouri in May and the dismissal of the New York firefighters' complaint in January.

About Federal Signal

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) is a leader in advancing security and well-being for communities and workplaces around the world. The company designs and manufactures a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial and airport customers. Federal Signal's portfolio of trusted, high-priority products include Bronto aerial devices, Elgin and Ravo street sweepers, E-ONE fire apparatus, Federal Signal safety and security systems, Guzzler industrial vacuums, Jetstream waterblasters and Vactor sewer cleaners. Federal Signal was founded in 1901 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. http://www.federalsignal.com

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