Alabama's industry started in the ground. The iron ore, coal, and limestone of the Birmingham district fed the South's biggest steel mills and cast-iron pipe foundries, and the state went on to add Gulf shipyards, pulp and paper mills, cotton mills, aluminum plants, and the Tennessee Valley Authority's power stations. Every one of them needed heat held in and fire kept back, and for most of the twentieth century asbestos insulation, refractory, and gaskets did that work. Six parts of the state account for most of what the trusts list:
- the Birmingham steel district — U.S. Steel's Fairfield Works, the worksite most trusts recognize in Alabama, and the cast-iron pipe foundries of ACIPCO and U.S. Pipe;
- Mobile and the Mobile River — the ADDSCO shipyard, Scott Paper's mill, and Alabama Power's Barry plant at Bucks;
- the Tennessee Valley — TVA's Widows Creek plant, Reynolds Metals at Sheffield and Listerhill, and the Chemstrand plant at Decatur, later Monsanto's;
- Gadsden — the Republic Steel works at Alabama City and Goodyear's tire plant;
- the west Alabama paper country — Gulf States Paper at Tuscaloosa and Demopolis and the Naheola mill at Pennington; and
- the Chattahoochee Valley mill towns — West Point Pepperell's cotton mills at Lanett, Fairfax, and Langdale.
When these companies went bankrupt, the trusts set up to pay their asbestos claims each published a list of locations where its products were proven to be present. For Alabama, those lists hold more than 2,500 entries across 196 communities, from 29 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Hundreds of our clients worked at Alabama job sites.
Every asbestos trust claim has to prove two things: that a company's asbestos-containing product was present at a job site, and that the worker handled that product, or worked close enough to it, to breathe its dust. If you or your loved one worked at a site on those lists during the applicable years, the first half is already established, because the trust has acknowledged its products were there.
We help workers who are alive and recently diagnosed, adult children and spouses researching on behalf of someone who is sick, and families of workers who have already passed away from mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis. If you are a worker who has just been diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open for your family. There is still a claim to be made for families of workers who have already passed; we handle wrongful death cases routinely.
You don't need the product names or old records. No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.
Alabama filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Alabama gives a diagnosed worker two years to file a personal-injury claim. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. A separate deadline applies once a worker has passed away. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.
Alabama deadlines, the wrongful-death rule, and how they apply to your family
Most workers exposed before 1983 can also file against the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust independently of anything documented at a specific site. How trust eligibility works.
We help families of workers who have already passed away. Wrongful death claims are filed routinely in Alabama, including for workers who died years ago.
Free family asbestos health screening. Our representation includes free asbestos health screening for family members of every client who may have been exposed at home through work clothes or vehicle dust. The screening is a chest X-ray read by a B-reader, with a CT scan if needed; it looks for asbestos-related changes in the lungs and isn't a diagnosis or a reliable way to find mesothelioma early.
The sites profiled below show confirmed asbestos products based on the asbestos trusts established for companies that did business there. Those trusts exist because Clarence Borel, a Gulf Coast insulator, chose to sue in 1969 — not for himself, but because he realized his coworkers would die the same way he was dying. His decision created the legal framework that produced the trust system you're about to scan.
Today the choice is yours. You can file trust claims based on the documented exposure at your loved one's worksite — paper claims, no courtroom. Or you can follow Clarence Borel and also sue the manufacturers and premises owners directly, which allows us to build a full exposure profile for every site your loved one worked at and recover from defendants the trust system doesn't reach. Read his story.
Asbestos trust coverage across Alabama
The Johns-Manville Settlement Trust is open to most workers exposed before 1983, regardless of which specific worksite the exposure occurred at. Johns-Manville supplied so much asbestos and so many asbestos products across so many American industries that the trust does not require site-specific documentation. For mesothelioma claims, even one day of asbestos exposure before December 31, 1982 (at work or through a family member's work clothes brought into the home) can qualify a worker for Johns-Manville Settlement Trust compensation.
For lung cancer, asbestosis, and other non-mesothelioma asbestos diseases, the threshold is 60 months of total asbestos exposure with at least 6 months occurring before December 31, 1982. The one-day-of-exposure threshold for mesothelioma reflects how the disease actually develops (even brief exposure can cause it) and most major asbestos trusts apply similarly low-threshold eligibility for mesothelioma claims.
Because Johns-Manville keeps no site list of its own, every worksite on another trust's list also qualifies for Johns-Manville. Twenty-eight other trusts list Alabama worksites. The number of Alabama entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- Babcock & Wilcox: 477 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- Combustion Engineering: 441 entries (boilers and refractory)
- A.P. Green: 365 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Owens Corning: 315 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- Fibreboard: 228 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- Eagle-Picher: 191 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- Armstrong World Industries: 127 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- ACandS: 95 entries (insulation contracting)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 48 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- NARCO: 44 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- W.R. Grace: 39 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- Owens-Illinois: 33 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- GAF: 32 entries (roofing and building products)
- U.S. Gypsum: 22 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 19 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 15 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 14 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- Plibrico: 11 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- ABB Lummus: 7 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- J.T. Thorpe (Texas): 7 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- ASARCO: 6 entries (asbestos mining and smelting)
- Turner & Newall: 6 entries (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
- Burns & Roe: 5 entries (power-plant engineering and construction)
- Flintkote: 4 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- A-Best: 2 entries (asbestos safety clothing)
- J.T. Thorpe (California): 2 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- Raytech: 2 entries (friction products)
- Fuller-Austin: 1 entry (insulation contracting)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Alabama workers with significant industrial exposure histories will trigger filings against multiple trusts simultaneously — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.
Alabama cities where our clients worked
Open a city to see the worksites there where several of our clients worked, grouped by industry, with why each industry used asbestos.
BirminghamBirmingham grew where iron ore, coal, and limestone lie close together, and became the South's iron and steel city. Its pipe and valve makers — ACIPCO, U.S. Pipe, McWane, and Stockham — made it a center of cast-iron pipe production.
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO)
- Birmingham Ornamental Iron Company
- Chicago Bridge & Iron
- McWane Cast Iron Pipe Company
- Stockham Valve & Fittings
- U.S. Pipe & Foundry
- U.S. Steel
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Stevens Graphics
BessemerBessemer, southwest of Birmingham, built railroad freight cars at Pullman-Standard's plant and cast iron pipe at U.S. Pipe & Foundry.
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- U.S. Pipe & Foundry
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Pullman-Standard
FairfieldFairfield began as a planned town for Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad's workers and grew around the Fairfield Works, U.S. Steel's largest mill in the Birmingham district.
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- U.S. Steel Fairfield Works (Tennessee Coal & Iron)
GadsdenGadsden, on the Coosa River, was northeast Alabama's industrial center, with the Republic Steel works at Alabama City and Goodyear's tire plant.
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- Republic Steel Gadsden works (Gulf States Steel)
MobileMobile's shipyards — ADDSCO on Pinto Island, Bender, and Waterman — built and repaired ships beside the Scott Paper and International Paper mills and the Alabama State Docks.
Shipyards. Ships' boilers, engine rooms, and steam lines were insulated with asbestos, much of it to Navy specification, and shipyard workers in tight spaces breathed the dust whether or not they handled it themselves.
- Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding (ADDSCO)
Other Alabama communitiesOne worksite each in 3 more communities.
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- Alabama By-Products coke plant (ABC Coke) — Tarrant
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Kimberly-Clark — Childersburg
Military installations. Military bases ran boiler plants, steam distribution systems, and aircraft and vehicle maintenance shops, and built and renovated for decades with asbestos-containing materials.
- Fort Rucker — Fort Rucker
Mesothelioma settlement values at Alabama's most-documented worksites
These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least six trusts besides Johns-Manville. Trust counts are minimums: a trust may list a site under a name we haven't yet matched to it. The years are the exposure window the trusts' lists recognize at each site; most lists end at 1982.
Open a worksite to see each trust that lists it, with the mesothelioma values the trust publishes and its current payment percentage. "Trust values together" adds up those trusts' values at their payment percentages: the low figure uses each trust's scheduled value, the high figure each trust's published maximum, which Individual Review can reach. Most mesothelioma claims are paid above the scheduled value. But each trust sets its own eligibility rules — the years, the work, and the length of exposure it requires — so few people qualify for every trust on a list, some trusts publish no fixed schedule, and these figures are not a prediction of any recovery. All trust values and payment percentages.
U.S. Steel Fairfield Works (Tennessee Coal & Iron)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| DII Industries (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA Widows Creek Steam Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Republic Steel Gadsden works (Gulf States Steel)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-Best | $30,500 | 18% | $5,490 |
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Scott Paper Mobile mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
U.S. Steel
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| DII Industries (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Container Corporation of America mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alabama Power — Barry Steam Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Chemstrand / Monsanto Decatur plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Gulf States Paper Demopolis mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding (ADDSCO)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alabama Power — Gorgas Steam Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
U.S. Pipe & Foundry
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Reynolds Metals Listerhill plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| J.T. Thorpe (California) | Not published | — | — |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Reynolds Metals Sheffield plants (Reynolds Alloys)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA Wilson Dam (Muscle Shoals reservation)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Amoco Chemicals
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
U.S. Steel Ensley Works (Tennessee Coal & Iron)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
West Point Pepperell Fairfax mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| W.R. Grace | $180,000 – $450,000 | 30.1% | $54,180 – $135,450 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alabama Power — Gadsden Steam Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Redstone Arsenal
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| W.R. Grace | $180,000 – $450,000 | 30.1% | $54,180 – $135,450 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Ciba-Geigy McIntosh plant (Geigy Chemical)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
International Paper Mobile mill (Southern Kraft Division)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Naheola mill (American Can / Marathon Southern, James River, Georgia-Pacific)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Gulf States Paper Tuscaloosa mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Reichhold Chemical
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA Colbert Steam Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Monsanto Anniston plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Stauffer Chemical — Cold Creek plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| J.T. Thorpe (California) | Not published | — | — |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Kimberly-Clark Coosa Pines mill (Coosa River Newsprint)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Champion Paper Courtland mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Fruehauf Trailer
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
GAF (Ruberoid) plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASARCO | $170,000 – $900,000 | 35% | $59,500 – $315,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
National Gypsum
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Union Camp Prattville mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alabama By-Products coke plant (ABC Coke)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Hunt Oil refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fuller-Austin | $58,500 | 45% | $26,325 |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Alabama worksites
The worksites below are the ones the most asbestos trusts recognize in Alabama — ten or more, counting Johns-Manville — and, among sites recognized by at least eight, the ones where the most of our clients worked. Each profile draws on the trust signatures present at the site to identify the products workers handled, the trades most heavily exposed, and the asbestos types they likely encountered. Your specific worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear here — call us.
U.S. Steel Fairfield Works (Tennessee Coal & Iron) — Fairfield
The Fairfield Works west of Birmingham was built by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company (TCI), which U.S. Steel bought in 1907, and for most of the twentieth century it was the center of U.S. Steel's southern operations: blast furnaces, steelmaking shops, rolling mills, the tin mill, and the coke works. The trusts list it under U.S. Steel, USX, Tennessee Coal & Iron, and the Fairfield Coke Works; it is one complex. U.S. Steel's Ensley Works, also TCI's, is listed separately.
Workers exposed. Integrated steelmaking at Fairfield required refractory workers and bricklayers on blast furnaces, ladles, and open hearths; boilermakers on the mill's steam plants; pipefitters and insulators across the rolling-mill steam and process systems; millwrights and mechanics throughout the rolling, tin, and finishing mills; and ironworkers and electricians on the structural steel and motor systems.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 16 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), DII Industries (Harbison-Walker), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Kaiser Aluminum, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Plibrico, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1901 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Steelmaking is refractory work first: A.P. Green, Harbison-Walker, NARCO, Kaiser, and Plibrico refractory brick, castables, and plastics lined the blast furnaces, open hearths, ladles, and coke ovens. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers raised the mill's steam, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Fibreboard and Armstrong pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered more of the steam piping, and the ACandS signature points to insulation contracting crews in the mill. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound and plaster went into the mill's offices and support buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
TVA Widows Creek Steam Plant — Stevenson
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Widows Creek plant, on the Tennessee River in Jackson County between Stevenson and Bridgeport, was a coal-fired station built in stages from the early 1950s; its eight generating units made it one of TVA's larger plants until it was retired in 2015. The trusts list it under the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Widows Creek Steam Plant, and the Widows Creek Fossil Plant, at both Stevenson and Bridgeport; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and power plant operators, along with the construction crews who built the units and the overhaul crews who rebuilt them.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 13 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, GAF, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1950 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering signatures reflect the station's coal-fired boilers, with their pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory lined the furnaces. Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the main steam and turbine piping, with Eagle-Picher insulating cement on fittings. Turner & Newall's list names the plant and its No. 8 turbine; its products were Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles, and Limpet Blue was crocidolite (blue asbestos). ACandS and Armstrong insulation crews worked the units, ABB Lummus did engineering and construction, GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Republic Steel Gadsden works (Gulf States Steel) — Gadsden
The steel works at Alabama City, now part of Gadsden, began as Gulf States Steel; Republic Steel bought the company in 1937 and ran the mill for decades, and it later passed to LTV Steel before operating again under the Gulf States Steel name. The trusts list it under Republic Steel, Gulf States Steel, and LTV Steel, at both Gadsden and Alabama City; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Integrated steelmaking at Gadsden required refractory workers on blast furnaces, open hearths, and ladles; boilermakers on the steam plant; pipefitters and insulators on the mill's steam and process systems; millwrights and mechanics throughout the rolling and finishing mills; and roofers on the mill's industrial roofing.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A-Best, A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, GAF, Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1915 through 1984.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and Kaiser refractory brick and cement lined the blast furnaces, open hearths, and ladles, and A-Best asbestos protective clothing and gear was worn at the furnaces. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward and Fibreboard pipe insulation covering more of the steam piping. GAF roofing felts and mastics went onto the mill's roofs, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Scott Paper Mobile mill — Mobile
Scott Paper's Mobile mill came to the company with its 1954 purchase of Hollingsworth & Whitney, and it made pulp and paper there for decades; Kimberly-Clark acquired Scott Paper in 1995. The trusts list it under Scott Paper, Hollingsworth & Whitney, and Scott's Hollingsworth & Whitney Division; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Pulp-and-paper operations of this scale required boilermakers on the recovery and power boilers, pipefitters and insulators across the mill's steam systems, refractory workers on the recovery boiler interiors, millwrights and mechanics on the digesters, washers, and dryers, and roofers on the mill's industrial roofing.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1939 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and NARCO refractory lined the recovery boiler furnaces and lime kilns, and Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers — including the recovery boilers at the heart of kraft pulping — carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward. Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered the steam distribution piping, GAF roofing felts and mastics went onto the mill's roofs, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding (ADDSCO) — Mobile
The Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company, ADDSCO, built and repaired ships on Pinto Island, across the Mobile River from downtown Mobile, for most of the twentieth century; in World War II it built tankers and Liberty ships. The trusts list it under ADDSCO, Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding, and Alabama Shipyard, the name the yard later operated under, at both Mobile and Pinto Island; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Shipbuilding and ship repair required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, machinists, electricians, sheet-metal workers, welders, and riggers. Insulators were the most heavily exposed trade, but bystander exposure was pervasive: the trades worked on top of each other in engine rooms and other confined spaces.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1938 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, was used at this site; Unibestos was the Navy-specified product for shipboard steam piping. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades also made with amosite, and Fibreboard and Armstrong pipe and block insulation covered more of the ships' steam systems, with Eagle-Picher insulating cement on fittings. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering marine boilers carried insulation and gaskets and packing on valves, pumps, turbines, and steam connections, and A.P. Green and NARCO refractory lined the boiler furnaces. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Gulf States Paper Demopolis mill — Demopolis
Gulf States Paper Corporation, the Tuscaloosa paper company, ran a pulp and paperboard mill at Demopolis on the Tombigbee River. Gulf States sold its paper operations to Rock-Tenn in 2005 and became The Westervelt Company. The company's Tuscaloosa mill is listed separately.
Workers exposed. Paper-mill operations at this scale required boilermakers on the recovery and power boilers, pipefitters across the mill's steam and process piping, insulators on the boiler exteriors and pipe runs, refractory workers on the recovery boiler interiors, millwrights on the digesters and washing equipment, and mechanics maintaining pumps, valves, and rotating equipment throughout the mill.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1957 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and Kaiser refractory brick and cement lined the recovery boiler, the high-temperature unit that burns black liquor and recovers pulping chemicals, and the lime kiln. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation on their exteriors, with gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement covered more of the steam piping and fittings. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Chemstrand / Monsanto Decatur plant — Decatur
Chemstrand, a company owned jointly by Monsanto and American Viscose, opened its Decatur plant on the Tennessee River in the early 1950s to make Acrilan acrylic fiber; Monsanto took full ownership of Chemstrand in 1961 and ran the plant as its own. The trusts list it under Chemstrand, Chemstrand/Monsanto, and Monsanto; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Synthetic-fiber production required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, millwrights, instrument technicians, electricians, and plant operators, along with the construction crews who built and expanded the plant.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1952 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers supplied the plant's process steam, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and A.P. Green and NARCO refractory lined the boilers and process heaters. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward and Fibreboard pipe insulation covering more of the steam and process piping. ABB Lummus did chemical-plant engineering and construction here, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Alabama Power — Barry Steam Plant (Bucks)
Alabama Power's James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant stands on the Mobile River at Bucks, north of Mobile; its first coal-fired units came on line in the 1950s. The trusts list it under Alabama Power, the Barry Steam Plant, and the James M. Barry plant; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and power plant operators, along with the construction and overhaul crews.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1949 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Combustion Engineering signature reflects the station's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation, gaskets and packing, and NARCO refractory. Pittsburgh Corning's Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, both high-temperature insulations made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the main steam and turbine piping, with Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement on more of it, much of it applied by ACandS and Armstrong insulation crews. Turner & Newall's list documents its products here as well — Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles — and Limpet Blue was crocidolite (blue asbestos). Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
U.S. Pipe & Foundry — Birmingham
U.S. Pipe & Foundry made cast iron pressure pipe in the Birmingham district for most of the twentieth century, and its Birmingham operation ran blast furnaces and a chemical by-products works alongside the foundry. The trusts list it under U.S. Pipe & Foundry and United States Pipe & Foundry, including its No. 5 blast furnace and U.S. Pipe & Foundry Chemical. The company's Bessemer plant is listed separately.
Workers exposed. Foundry work required refractory workers and bricklayers on the blast furnaces, cupolas, and ladles; foundry workers handling foundry coatings and parting compounds; boilermakers on the steam plant; pipefitters and insulators on process piping; and millwrights and mechanics throughout.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1907 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and NARCO refractory brick, cement, and castables lined the blast furnaces, cupolas, and ladles. Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), with Fibreboard and Armstrong pipe insulation, covered the steam piping, much of it applied by ACandS insulation crews. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Alabama entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Alabama entries in 196 communities. Open the list below for the number of entries in each. Call us for any specific worksite — whether or not the city appears here.
Entries on the trusts' lists, city by city
| City | Entries on the trusts' lists |
|---|---|
| Mobile | 578 |
| Birmingham | 371 |
| Decatur | 79 |
| Montgomery | 72 |
| Gadsden | 68 |
| Tuscaloosa | 63 |
| Huntsville | 57 |
| Fairfield | 56 |
| Sheffield | 46 |
| Bessemer | 40 |
| Stevenson | 40 |
| Anniston | 38 |
| Pennington | 38 |
| Bucks | 30 |
| Parrish | 30 |
| Florence | 28 |
| Wilsonville | 26 |
| Ensley | 25 |
| Selma | 25 |
| Chickasaw | 24 |
| McIntosh | 24 |
| Childersburg | 22 |
| Lanett | 22 |
| Muscle Shoals | 22 |
| Brewton | 21 |
| Demopolis | 21 |
| Tuscumbia | 21 |
| Dothan | 18 |
| Opelika | 18 |
| Sylacauga | 17 |
| Alexander City | 16 |
| Fairfax | 16 |
| Prattville | 16 |
| Tarrant | 16 |
| Athens | 15 |
| Coosa Pines | 15 |
| Cullman | 15 |
| Wilson Dam | 15 |
| Holt | 14 |
| Bay Minette | 12 |
| Woodward | 12 |
| Langdale | 11 |
| Pine Hill | 11 |
| Courtland | 10 |
| Forkland | 10 |
| Russellville | 10 |
| Tuskegee | 10 |
| Listerhill | 9 |
| North Birmingham | 9 |
| Quinton | 9 |
| Shawmut | 9 |
| Axis | 8 |
| Cherokee | 8 |
| Jackson | 8 |
| Leeds | 8 |
| Phenix City | 8 |
| Auburn | 7 |
| Bellamy | 7 |
| Le Moyne | 7 |
| Theodore | 7 |
| Cottonton | 6 |
| Guntersville | 6 |
| Monroeville | 6 |
| Ragland | 6 |
| Valley | 6 |
| Attalla | 5 |
| Boaz | 5 |
| Butler | 5 |
| Calera | 5 |
| Clanton | 5 |
| Flomaton | 5 |
| Gantt | 5 |
| Leroy | 5 |
| Prichard | 5 |
| Roanoke | 5 |
| Talladega | 5 |
| Thomas | 5 |
| Wenonah | 5 |
| Abbeville | 4 |
| Chapman | 4 |
| Concord | 4 |
| Evergreen | 4 |
| Fort Rucker | 4 |
| Montevallo | 4 |
| Oneonta | 4 |
| Scottsboro | 4 |
| Watson | 4 |
| Andalusia | 3 |
| Boyles | 3 |
| Fulton | 3 |
| Ironaton | 3 |
| Jacksonville | 3 |
| Kimberly | 3 |
| Maplesville | 3 |
| Mount Vernon | 3 |
| Pell City | 3 |
| Pratt City | 3 |
| Town Creek | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 98 other Alabama communities.
Search the asbestos trusts' Alabama lists
Type any name the plant went by — the company, a later owner, or the city — to see every entry on the trusts' lists that matches, as the trusts wrote it, with each trust and the years it lists.
More than 2,500 entries, as the trusts list them.
Court decisions: 33 asbestos cases from Alabama courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Alabama workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
- Bobo v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2017): Washed her husband's work clothes, 1975-1997
- Bobo v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2015): Wife laundering husband's work clothes (husband a TVA laborer), 1975-1997
- Bobo v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2015): Wife laundering husband's work clothes, 1975-1997
- Bobo v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2014): Laundering her husband's work clothes, from 1975
- Bobo v. Agco Corp. (2013): Wife laundering her husband's work clothes, 1975-1997
- and 2 more
Alabama River Pulp paper mill
- Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013): Machinist, then foreman of the machine shop, 1978-1992
- Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013): Machinist, then foreman of the machine shop and pump shop, 1978-1992
- Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013): Maintenance mechanic, 1978-1992
- Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013): Machinist, then foreman of the machine shop, 1979-1992
- Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013): Multi-craft maintenance mechanic and foreman, 1978-1992
Cement Asbestos Products Company (CAPCO) asbestos cement pipe plant
- Bagwell v. Union Carbide Corporation (2020): Son of a CAPCO employee
- Bagwell v. Union Carbide Corporation (2019): Child growing up within one to seven miles of the plant, 1960s to early 1970s
- McGUFFIE v. Mead Corporation (2014): Laborer, later a clerk, and finally a labor foreman, 1968-1982
- McGUFFIE v. Mead Corp. (2010): Machinist, 1968-1982
- Henderson v. MeadWESTVACO Corporation (2009): Part-time and summer worker; unloaded railcars of raw asbestos fibers, late 1960s; summers of 1971 and 1972
Alabama Wire plant
- Bobo v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2015): Machine operator, 1965-1975
- Bobo v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2015): Wife laundering husband's work clothes (husband a machine operator), 1965-1975
Courtaulds North America Rayon Staple Plant
- Winhauer v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2016): Maintenance mechanic, 1977-1998
- Winhauer v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2016): Maintenance mechanic, 1977-1998
Louisiana-Pacific fiberboard mill
- Davis v. John Crane, Inc. (2019): Laborer, boiler operator, maintenance supervisor, 1984-1998
- Davis v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (2018): Worked for Louisiana-Pacific, 1984-1998
Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding (ADDSCO)
- Craig v. AW Chesterton Co. (2023): Ex-wife of a pipefitter; did his laundry and household tasks, 1970s and 1980s
Alabama Power — Gorgas Steam Plant
- North American Refractory Co. v. Easter (1999): Engineer-inspector, 1960s and 70s
Barbara's Beauty Shop
- Bobo v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2015): Beautician, 1976-2011
Chicago Bridge and Iron
- Lewis v. Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. (2012): 1967-1977
Childersburg powder plant
- Keene Corp. v. Gardner (1992): 1955-1957
Florence facility (Phelps-Dodge / Consolidated Aluminum / Nichols Wire)
- Patterson v. Consolidated Aluminum Corporation (2012): Daughter of worker who brought home asbestos dust, 1965-2004
Mobile Paint Company, Conception Street plant
- Kruse v. Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC (2015): Paint filling department worker (first three months on the bull gang unloading materials), 1965-1975
Mobile Paint Company, Theodore plant
- Kruse v. Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC (2015): Paint filling department worker who entered the mixing area to pull paint, 1975-2002
Monsanto Decatur plant
- Holland v. Airco, Inc. (2016): Cutter and baler, dope prep worker, spinning operator, floor monitor, 1967-2004
2 more worksites
Tatum Bakers, Inc.
- Southern Bakeries, Inc. v. Knipp (2002): Employee removing old oven and installing new oven, 1996
TVA Widows Creek Steam Plant
- North American Refractory Co. v. Easter (1999): Boilermaker, 1968-1977
Every worksite named in Alabama court decisions, with all their decisions
Plants that made asbestos products
Companies' sworn answers in asbestos lawsuits, the asbestos industry's trade journal and company records in our library name these Alabama plants as places where asbestos products were made. Each plant's page says who ran it and when, what was made there, and which document says so. People who worked in these plants, their families, and people who lived nearby may have been exposed.
Don't see your worksite?
Your worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear on this page. If your loved one worked at an Alabama facility not listed, call us — Johns-Manville requires no site list at all, and we can often document exposure through the products, contractors, and equipment at a site even when no trust lists it by name. We can speak to the products, exposures, and trust coverage from day one of the conversation.
Smaller worksites, contract jobs, short-tenure employment, and exposures across multiple sites are all part of the case-building process.
Call 833-4-ASBESTOS to confirm coverage for your loved one's specific worksite.
How an Alabama case may work
James is a 75-year-old retired steelworker from Fairfield. From 1969 to 2002, he worked at the U.S. Steel Fairfield Works — primarily in the rolling-mill maintenance department, with rotations through the blast furnace and open hearth operations during major overhaul cycles. His daily work involved removing and replacing asbestos pipe insulation on steam and process lines, handling refractory brick and cement during furnace relines, working around insulators applying block insulation to vessels and ducts, and changing gaskets and packing on pumps, valves, and rotating equipment across the rolling mill. He worked alongside A.P. Green refractory workers during furnace campaigns, around Owens Corning pipe insulation applied throughout the steam systems, and with Eagle-Picher insulating cement finishing fittings. In early 2026, after a year of chest tightness and pleural effusions, James was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma of the epithelioid mesothelioma histological subtype.
For James's family, the case has multiple parallel tracks. James's pre-1982 exposure at Fairfield qualifies him for the universal Johns-Manville Settlement Trust — one day of pre-1982 exposure is enough for a mesothelioma claim, and James has more than a decade of it. The site-specific trust filings will move in parallel against the trusts whose lists include the Fairfield Works — at least fifteen besides Johns-Manville, among them A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Harbison-Walker, NARCO, Owens Corning, Plibrico, and U.S. Gypsum. Civil claims against still-solvent defendants — pump and valve manufacturers, gasket and packing manufacturers, and U.S. Steel as the premises owner — round out the recovery profile. James's wife is eligible for free asbestos health screening as part of our representation, because asbestos brought home on James's work clothes over thirty-three years created take-home exposure for the household. Recoveries from cases like James's routinely fund what insurance does not cover — travel to academic cancer centers, lodging during extended treatment, out-of-pocket medication costs, and home help. The nearest NCI-designated cancer center for an Alabama worker is the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB in Birmingham, where advanced treatments like lung-sparing surgery and the latest immunotherapy combinations are available. When the written agreement and applicable law permit it, our firm can also advance the cost of travel and lodging when getting to the right treatment center matters. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.
For the full doctrinal treatment of Alabama's discovery rule, contributory negligence and wantonness framework, premises liability standard, and damages framework, see the Alabama mesothelioma law guide.
This example is general. Every case depends on the diagnosis, exposure history, dates, defendants, applicable law, and available evidence.
What happens when you call
A staff attorney answers — not a screener. The first call usually runs 20 to 30 minutes. We listen to the work history, identify which Alabama worksites and trust channels apply to your loved one's exposure, and explain the timeline and case structure for your family's specific situation.
We never pressure anyone to retain us during the first call. If you decide to move forward, we come to you — phone, video, or home visit, whichever works best. No travel to our offices is required at any point in the case.
You do not need to come to the call with product names, exposure dates, or work records. We reconstruct the exposure history using our worksite database, the trust documentation for each manufacturer, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. The conversation starts with what you remember; we handle the documentation work from there.
A spouse, adult child, or other family member can call for the worker. Many of our first calls are from a daughter or wife researching on behalf of a parent or husband. That is standard, and the family member can make the call without the worker on the line.
Call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.
Why families choose our firm
- $400M+ recovered and 200,000+ verified exposure sites nationally; more than 2,500 Alabama entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; hundreds of clients with Alabama job sites
- Worksite-specific knowledge — we operate from documented trust coverage rather than generic intake scripts, and we speak to the products, trades, and exposures at your loved one's specific Alabama worksite from the first conversation
- Trust + civil + federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team — Johns-Manville plus site-specific trusts plus civil cases plus VA, FECA, and LHWCA where applicable, coordinated as a single recovery strategy
- Remote case handling — phone, video, or home visit; no travel to our offices required
- Free family asbestos health screening for spouses, children, and others who may have been exposed at home
- No fee unless we recover
Frequently asked questions
Is my Alabama worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 2,500 Alabama entries in 196 communities — steel mills, pipe foundries, paper mills, shipyards, chemical plants, power plants, textile mills, military installations, and a wide range of smaller industrial and commercial operations across the state — and hundreds of our clients worked at Alabama job sites. You can search every entry on this page. Even if a specific facility isn't listed, we can often document exposure there through the products and contractors involved, coworker testimony, and employment and union records. Call us with the worksite name and we can confirm coverage during the first conversation.
What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?
When an asbestos manufacturer files for bankruptcy, it typically sets up a settlement trust to pay future asbestos victims. Each trust maintains documentation of where its products were used. When we say a site is "recognized by 6 trusts," we mean six different asbestos trusts have records establishing that their products were used at that location — meaning a worker exposed there is positioned to file claims against all six trusts. Trust claims operate as paper filings, separately from any civil lawsuit, and recoveries from one trust do not reduce or offset recoveries from another.
Does my loved one qualify for the Johns-Manville trust?
Probably yes, if your loved one had asbestos exposure before 1983 and developed an asbestos-related disease. Johns-Manville does not require proof that its products were at a specific worksite, and for mesothelioma even one day of exposure can qualify. How Johns-Manville eligibility works.
Do I need to know which asbestos products my loved one handled?
No. Most workers and most families do not know the specific product names, and that is not a barrier to filing. We reconstruct product handling using the trusts' site lists, the trust documentation for each manufacturer present at the site, coworker testimony, employment and union records, and industry-specific knowledge of which products were standard at each facility type. The conversation starts with what you remember.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Alabama sites?
That is common and helpful. Multi-site careers — for example, a worker who spent time at U.S. Steel Fairfield, then U.S. Pipe & Foundry, then a contract job at a paper mill — broaden the trust coverage and strengthen the civil case. We reconstruct the full career arc and file across every documented site.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
The closure or demolition of a worksite does not affect the case. Trust documentation and civil claims rely on the manufacturer presence at the site during the era of exposure, not on whether the facility is still operating. Many of the strongest Alabama cases involve facilities that closed decades ago.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. Alabama wrongful death claims for asbestos-caused mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis are filed routinely. The wrongful death filing deadline in Alabama is two years from the date of death. Trust claims can also be filed by the estate or by surviving family members on behalf of the deceased worker. Call us if your loved one passed away in the last two years — and call us promptly, because the deadlines run.
What if my loved one served at a federal facility — Maxwell AFB, Redstone Arsenal, Anniston Army Depot, or Fort Novosel?
Federal civilian employees at these installations are covered by FECA (Federal Employees' Compensation Act). Military veterans may be eligible for VA service-connected disability — available with proof of in-service asbestos exposure and a doctor's opinion linking it to service. Federal benefits run in parallel with trust claims and civil claims; some must be coordinated, because a few programs carry offsets or repayment rules. We coordinate the full set.
Talk with an Alabama asbestos lawyer
Whether your family is dealing with a new diagnosis, a very sick loved one, or a death from mesothelioma, we are ready to help. Your loved one's worksite may already be on the trusts' lists — or we can help document it if it isn't.
You do not need to know the product names. You do not need to have all the records. You do not need to travel to our office. A spouse or adult child can call for the family.
Related resources
This page is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Every asbestos case turns on its own facts, exposure history, diagnosis, deadlines, available evidence, and applicable law. Reviewing this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.