Much of Georgia's twentieth-century industry began as southern pine. Kraft mills from St. Marys to Rome cooked it into paper, board, and cellulose, and Brunswick's chemical plants distilled it into rosin and turpentine. Around the mills grew the rest: chemical and fertilizer plants on the Savannah River, Georgia Power's coal-fired stations, the railroad shops at Waycross, and the aircraft plants at Marietta and Warner Robins. Each of them kept heat and steam under control the same way, with asbestos pipe covering, refractory, and gaskets. Read the trusts' lists for Georgia and the same places keep coming back:
- Savannah — Union Camp's paper mill and American Cyanamid's plant, the two worksites the most trusts recognize in Georgia;
- the southeast Georgia pulp country — Brunswick Pulp & Paper and the Hercules plant at Brunswick, Rayonier's mill at Jesup, and the Gilman mill at St. Marys;
- Augusta — Continental Can's paper mill and the Columbia Nitrogen fertilizer plant;
- northwest Georgia — the Georgia Kraft and Celanese plants at Rome and Georgia Power's Plants Hammond and Bowen;
- metro Atlanta — Atlantic Steel, General Motors' Lakewood plant, and Lockheed-Georgia at Marietta; and
- middle Georgia — Robins Air Force Base, Georgia Power's Plant Branch near Milledgeville, and the Georgia Kraft mill at Macon.
Beyond them, the lists reach into textile towns like LaGrange and Thomaston and the kaolin country around Sandersville.
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 Georgia, those lists hold more than 2,500 entries across 224 communities, from 28 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. More than a hundred of our clients worked at Georgia 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.
Georgia filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Georgia 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.
Georgia 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 cases proceed on the same trust channels and civil claims as living-worker cases.
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 Georgia
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-seven other trusts list Georgia worksites. The number of Georgia entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- Babcock & Wilcox: 569 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- A.P. Green: 361 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Armstrong World Industries: 351 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- Owens Corning: 302 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- Combustion Engineering: 189 entries (boilers and refractory)
- Fibreboard: 159 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- Eagle-Picher: 124 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- W.R. Grace: 95 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- ACandS: 90 entries (insulation contracting)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 70 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- U.S. Gypsum: 38 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- Owens-Illinois: 35 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- GAF: 25 entries (roofing and building products)
- Plibrico: 22 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- NARCO: 19 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- Flintkote: 12 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 10 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 10 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 10 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- J.T. Thorpe (California): 7 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- J.T. Thorpe (Texas): 6 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- Raytech: 6 entries (friction products)
- ABB Lummus: 5 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- Yarway: 4 entries (steam traps and valves)
- ASARCO: 2 entries (asbestos mining and smelting)
- Turner & Newall: 2 entries (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
- Fuller-Austin: 1 entry (insulation contracting)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Georgia 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.
Georgia cities and their industries
Open a city to see the worksites there that the asbestos trusts recognize, grouped by industry, with why each industry used asbestos.
SavannahSavannah's port and riverfront mills made it Georgia's second industrial city: Union Camp's paper mill, American Cyanamid's chemical plant, and Savannah Electric's power stations.
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- American Cyanamid plant
- Southern States Phosphate & Fertilizer
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.
- International Paper
- Union Camp paper mill (Union Bag & Paper)
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- American Oil Company
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- Savannah Electric & Power Co.
Railroads. Steam locomotives were insulated with asbestos, and railroad shops relined boilers and replaced brake shoes and gaskets on equipment that carried asbestos for decades after diesels arrived.
- Csx Transportation
AtlantaAtlanta holds the most entries in the state, most of them office towers, hospitals, and schools, alongside Atlantic Steel's mill and General Motors' Lakewood assembly 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.
- Atlantic Steel
Auto plants. Auto plants ran their own powerhouses, paint ovens, heat-treating furnaces, and foundries, all insulated and lined with asbestos, and the millwrights, pipefitters, and electricians who kept the lines running worked around it every shift.
- General Motors Lakewood assembly plant
Public and commercial buildings. Office towers, hospitals, schools, hotels, and government buildings were built with asbestos fireproofing, insulation, plaster, and floor tile, exposing the trades who built and renovated them and the maintenance crews who kept their boilers and steam lines running.
- Grady Memorial Hospital
AugustaAugusta pairs Continental Can's paper mill with the Columbia Nitrogen fertilizer plant and a Babcock & Wilcox plant.
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.
- Babcock & Wilcox Company
- Continental Can paper mill
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- Columbia Nitrogen Corporation
BrunswickBrunswick's waterfront held the Brunswick Pulp & Paper mill and Hercules' naval-stores plant, which made rosin and turpentine chemicals from pine stumps.
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- Hercules plant (Hercules Powder Company)
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.
- Brunswick Pulp & Paper mill
MaconMacon's entries include the Georgia Kraft paper mill, Armstrong Cork's plant, and Georgia Power's Plant Arkwright.
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.
- Armstrong Cork Company
- Georgia Kraft mill (Macon Kraft)
RomeRome, where the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers form the Coosa, held the Georgia Kraft paper mill and the Celanese fiber plant, with Georgia Power's Plant Hammond just downriver.
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- Celanese plant
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.
- Georgia Kraft mill (Rome Kraft)
JesupJesup's Rayonier mill on the Altamaha River has made specialty cellulose for decades.
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.
- Rayonier Jesup mill (ITT Rayonier)
MariettaMarietta's Lockheed-Georgia plant, the wartime Bell bomber plant beside Dobbins Air Force Base, has built military aircraft since World War II.
Aerospace and aviation. Aircraft and spacecraft used asbestos in brakes, gaskets, heat shields, and wiring insulation, and their maintenance and test facilities used it in buildings and equipment.
- Lockheed-Georgia plant (Bell Bomber Plant)
MilledgevilleMilledgeville's entries center on Georgia Power's Plant Branch on Lake Sinclair and Central State Hospital, once one of the largest mental hospitals in the country.
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- Georgia Power — Plant Branch (Harllee Branch)
St. MarysSt. Marys was a paper-mill town for most of the twentieth century, built around the Gilman Paper Company's St. Marys Kraft mill.
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.
- Gilman Paper mill (St. Marys Kraft)
Warner RobinsWarner Robins grew up around Robins Air Force Base, opened in 1942 and one of the Air Force's major depot-maintenance centers.
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.
- Robins Air Force Base
WaycrossWaycross grew up as a railroad town; the Atlantic Coast Line's shops and yard there passed to the Seaboard Coast Line and then to CSX.
Railroads. Steam locomotives were insulated with asbestos, and railroad shops relined boilers and replaced brake shoes and gaskets on equipment that carried asbestos for decades after diesels arrived.
- CSX Waycross shops and yard (Atlantic Coast Line)
Other Georgia communitiesOne worksite each in 6 more communities.
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- Georgia Power — Plant Bowen — Cartersville
- Georgia Power — Plant Hammond — Coosa
- Savannah Electric & Power Co. — Port Wentworth
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.
- Great Northern paper mill (Georgia-Pacific) — Cedar Springs
Public and commercial buildings. Office towers, hospitals, schools, hotels, and government buildings were built with asbestos fireproofing, insulation, plaster, and floor tile, exposing the trades who built and renovated them and the maintenance crews who kept their boilers and steam lines running.
- University of Georgia — Athens
Railroads. Steam locomotives were insulated with asbestos, and railroad shops relined boilers and replaced brake shoes and gaskets on equipment that carried asbestos for decades after diesels arrived.
- Csx Transportation — Acworth
Mesothelioma settlement values at Georgia's most-documented worksites
These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least five 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.
American Cyanamid plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| J.T. Thorpe (California) | Not published | — | — |
| 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 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Union Camp paper mill (Union Bag & Paper)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Brunswick Pulp & Paper mill
| 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 |
| 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 |
Rayonier Jesup mill (ITT Rayonier)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Gilman Paper mill (St. Marys Kraft)
| 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 |
| 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 |
Continental Can paper mill
| 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 |
| 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 |
Hercules plant (Hercules Powder Company)
| 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 |
| 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 |
Grady Memorial Hospital
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| 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 |
Great Northern paper mill (Georgia-Pacific)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Georgia Power — Plant Branch (Harllee Branch)
| 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 |
Georgia Kraft mill (Rome Kraft)
| 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 |
| 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 |
CSX Waycross shops and yard (Atlantic Coast Line)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
University of Georgia
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| 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 |
Atlantic Steel
| 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 |
| DII Industries (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Babcock & Wilcox Company
| 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 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Georgia Power — Plant Hammond
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| 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 |
Csx Transportation
| 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 |
| 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 |
General Motors Lakewood assembly plant
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Columbia Nitrogen Corporation
| 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 |
| 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 |
Georgia Power — Plant Bowen
| 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 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| 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 |
Armstrong Cork Company
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Georgia Kraft mill (Macon Kraft)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Lockheed-Georgia plant (Bell Bomber Plant)
| 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 |
| 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 |
Savannah Electric & Power Co.
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Celanese plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
American Oil Company
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Csx Transportation
| 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 |
| 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 |
International Paper
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Savannah Electric & Power Co.
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Southern States Phosphate & Fertilizer
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Georgia worksites
The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Georgia — eight or more, counting Johns-Manville — along with the Lockheed-Georgia plant at Marietta, the state's largest aircraft plant. 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.
American Cyanamid plant — Savannah
American Cyanamid's Savannah plant made titanium dioxide, the white pigment used in paint, paper, and plastics, from the 1950s on, and later passed to other pigment producers. The trusts list it under American Cyanamid and the company's Calco Chemical Division; it is one site.
Workers exposed. Chemical plant operations of this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians, along with the contract insulation crews who came through during construction and overhauls.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 13 asbestos trusts — Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, J.T. Thorpe (California), J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Raytech, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1953 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. 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 insulating cement covered more of the steam and process piping. The two J.T. Thorpe signatures and Armstrong World Industries point to contract insulation crews, and Turner & Newall documentation points to Limpet sprayed asbestos, an amosite product in its standard grade and crocidolite in Limpet Blue. Babcock & Wilcox boilers raised the plant's steam, with gaskets and packing on every steam connection and access door; the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, Raytech friction products served the plant's equipment and vehicles, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the acid-service gaskets and packing.
Union Camp paper mill (Union Bag & Paper) — Savannah
Union Bag & Paper opened its Savannah kraft mill in 1936, and it became one of the largest paper mills in the country. The company merged with Camp Manufacturing in 1956 to form Union Bag-Camp Paper, renamed Union Camp in 1966, and International Paper acquired Union Camp in 1999. The trusts list the mill under Union Bag, Union Bag-Camp, and Union Camp; it is one facility. International Paper's own Savannah entries appear separately in the table above.
Workers exposed. Paper and pulp operations required boilermakers, insulators, pipefitters, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians across the recovery boilers, paper machines, power plant, and chemical operations.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 13 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), DII Industries (Harbison-Walker), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1930 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Combustion Engineering and Babcock & Wilcox boilers, including the recovery boilers at the heart of kraft pulping, carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green, Harbison-Walker, and NARCO refractory lined the recovery boilers, power boilers, and lime kilns. 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 insulating cement covered the rest of the steam piping, and Armstrong World Industries points to insulation contracting crews. W.R. Grace Monokote spray fireproofing went onto structural steel, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing on the recovery boilers and in high-temperature steam service.
Brunswick Pulp & Paper mill — Brunswick
The Brunswick Pulp & Paper mill opened in 1937 as a joint venture of Scott Paper and Mead and was one of coastal Georgia's largest industrial employers for decades; it runs today as Georgia-Pacific's Brunswick Cellulose mill. The trusts list it under Brunswick Pulp & Paper, Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company, and the Brunswick Paper Mill; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Paper-mill operations at this scale required boilermakers (the recovery boiler is among the most refractory- and insulation-intensive pieces of industrial equipment in any industry), insulators, pipefitters, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians across the pulp mill, paper machines, power plant, and maintenance departments.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1937 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green refractory lined the recovery boilers, lime kilns, and power boilers, and Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. ACandS and Armstrong World Industries point to insulation contracting crews across the mill. Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the hottest steam lines; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote and magnesia insulating cement covered the rest. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics across the mill's rooflines. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing on the recovery boilers and in high-temperature steam service.
Rayonier Jesup mill (ITT Rayonier) — Jesup
Rayonier's Jesup mill, on the Altamaha River at Doctortown just outside Jesup, has made specialty cellulose (high-purity chemical pulp for acetate, fibers, and other products) since the 1950s. Rayonier was part of ITT from 1968 until 1994, which is why many trust lists call it ITT Rayonier. The trusts file it under Jesup and Doctortown and under ITT Rayonier and Rayonier Inc.; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Pulp and dissolving-pulp mill operations required boilermakers, insulators, pipefitters, refractory workers, millwrights, and mechanics across the recovery boiler, pulp machines, power plant, and maintenance departments.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Raytech, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1946 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers anchored the recovery and power boiler operations, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green and NARCO refractory lined the boilers and lime kilns. 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, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered more of the steam system, and Armstrong World Industries points to insulation contracting crews. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and Raytech friction products appeared on the mill's vehicles and heavy equipment. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing of the mill's chemical and high-temperature service.
Gilman Paper mill (St. Marys Kraft) — St. Marys
The Gilman Paper Company's kraft mill at St. Marys, operated as the St. Marys Kraft Corporation, was the town's main employer for most of the twentieth century. The trusts list it under Gilman Paper, Gilman Pulp & Paper, and St. Marys Kraft; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians across the pulp mill, paper machines, recovery boilers, and power plant.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1940 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and NARCO refractory lined the recovery boilers and lime kilns, and 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; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the rest of the steam piping, and ACandS and Armstrong World Industries point to insulation contracting crews. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing on the recovery boilers and in high-temperature steam service.
Continental Can paper mill — Augusta
Continental Can, best known for metal cans, also made paper and paperboard, and its Augusta mill was one of its southern paper operations. The trusts list it under Continental Can, the mill's powerhouse on Route 56, and Continental Forest Industries, the company's paper arm; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers (the powerhouse generated steam for the entire mill), pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1959 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers anchored the powerhouse, 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 kilns. Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the hottest steam lines; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher magnesia insulating cement covered the rest, and ACandS and Armstrong World Industries point to insulation contracting crews. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing of the powerhouse's high-temperature steam service.
Hercules plant (Hercules Powder Company) — Brunswick
Hercules Powder Company's Brunswick plant processed old-growth pine stumps into rosin, turpentine, and pine oil, and later made resins and other chemicals from them. The company became Hercules Incorporated in 1966, and the trusts list the plant under both names; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, operators, mechanics, and electricians across the extraction and distillation units, the boiler house, and maintenance.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1926 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers supplied the steam that extraction and distillation depend on, with pipe and block insulation, gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory in the furnaces and boilers. 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 insulating cement covered the still and process piping, and Armstrong World Industries points to insulation contracting crews. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in some acid-service gaskets and packing.
Georgia Power — Plant Branch (Harllee Branch) — Milledgeville
Plant Harllee Branch was a coal-fired Georgia Power station on Lake Sinclair, north of Milledgeville; Georgia Power closed it in 2015. The trusts list it under Georgia Power, Plant Branch, and Harllee Branch, filed under Milledgeville, Harllee, and Eatonton; 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 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1950 through 1982. No Georgia power plant is recognized by more trusts.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Babcock & Wilcox signature reflects the station's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation, gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory in 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 Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement on the rest; GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
CSX Waycross shops and yard (Atlantic Coast Line) — Waycross
Waycross grew up as a railroad town, and the Atlantic Coast Line's shops and yard there were among the railroad's largest in the Southeast. The Atlantic Coast Line merged into the Seaboard Coast Line in 1967, which became part of CSX in 1980; the trusts list the Waycross complex under all three names, and it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Machinists, pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers (on shop boilers and steam locomotives), carmen, mechanics, electricians, and brake specialists.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Raytech, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1932 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Raytech brake, clutch, and friction materials were central to locomotive and freight car brake work, the defining asbestos exposure for railroad shop workers, generated through cutting, grinding, and blowing out dust with compressed air. Babcock & Wilcox shop boilers ran with gaskets and packing, A.P. Green refractory lined the boilers and heat-treating furnaces, and Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the shop steam lines. Armstrong World Industries points to insulation contracting and floor products in the shop buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, above all the friction materials.
Lockheed-Georgia plant (Bell Bomber Plant) — Marietta
Bell Aircraft built B-29 bombers at the government's Marietta plant during World War II. Lockheed reopened it in 1951, and as Lockheed-Georgia it built the C-130 Hercules, C-141 Starlifter, and C-5 Galaxy; it is now Lockheed Martin's Marietta plant, beside Dobbins Air Force Base. The trusts list it under Lockheed-Georgia, Lockheed Aircraft's Georgia Division, Lockheed Martin, and the Bell bomber plant; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Machinists, sheet-metal workers, pipefitters, insulators, heat-treat and furnace workers, maintenance mechanics, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 6 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1952 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green refractory lined the plant's heat-treating furnaces and powerhouse boilers. Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam lines that heated the plant's enormous assembly buildings, and Armstrong World Industries points to insulation contracting and floor products. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Georgia entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Georgia entries in 224 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 |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | 463 |
| Savannah | 311 |
| Macon | 122 |
| Brunswick | 110 |
| Columbus | 106 |
| Augusta | 102 |
| Rome | 59 |
| Milledgeville | 53 |
| Albany | 48 |
| Waycross | 42 |
| Dalton | 38 |
| Port Wentworth | 36 |
| Marietta | 35 |
| LaGrange | 28 |
| Athens | 27 |
| Cedar Springs | 25 |
| Cartersville | 24 |
| Dublin | 23 |
| St. Marys | 22 |
| Griffin | 21 |
| Tifton | 21 |
| Chamblee | 20 |
| East Point | 20 |
| Valdosta | 20 |
| West Point | 19 |
| Decatur | 17 |
| Hapeville | 17 |
| Jesup | 17 |
| Gainesville | 15 |
| Newnan | 15 |
| Thomaston | 15 |
| Norcross | 13 |
| Rockmart | 13 |
| Smyrna | 13 |
| Coosa | 12 |
| Warner Robins | 11 |
| Attapulgus | 10 |
| Baxley | 10 |
| Doraville | 10 |
| Thomasville | 10 |
| Clyattville | 9 |
| Forsyth | 9 |
| Toccoa | 9 |
| Calhoun | 8 |
| Carrollton | 8 |
| Conyers | 8 |
| Fairburn | 8 |
| Rabun Gap | 8 |
| Riceboro | 8 |
| Sandersville | 8 |
| Tucker | 8 |
| Fort Stewart | 7 |
| Kensington | 7 |
| Acworth | 6 |
| Bainbridge | 6 |
| Cedartown | 6 |
| Clinchfield | 6 |
| DeKalb County | 6 |
| Douglas | 6 |
| Jasper | 6 |
| Manchester | 6 |
| Monroe | 6 |
| Nixon | 6 |
| Rossville | 6 |
| Stone Mountain | 6 |
| Trion | 6 |
| Vidalia | 6 |
| Americus | 5 |
| Austell | 5 |
| College Park | 5 |
| Doctortown | 5 |
| Eatonton | 5 |
| Forest Park | 5 |
| Fort Benning | 5 |
| Moultrie | 5 |
| Swainsboro | 5 |
| Thomson | 5 |
| Washington | 5 |
| Yates | 5 |
| Barnesville | 4 |
| Covington | 4 |
| Fitzgerald | 4 |
| Gracewood | 4 |
| Jefferson | 4 |
| LaFayette | 4 |
| Lindale | 4 |
| Lithonia | 4 |
| Lyerly | 4 |
| McIntyre | 4 |
| Percale | 4 |
| Rincon | 4 |
| Adel | 3 |
| Alto | 3 |
| Andersonville | 3 |
| Buford | 3 |
| Cairo | 3 |
| Canton | 3 |
| Chattahoochee | 3 |
| Dover | 3 |
| Dry Branch | 3 |
| Fort Gordon | 3 |
| Franklin | 3 |
| Hampton | 3 |
| Huber | 3 |
| Juliette | 3 |
| Perry | 3 |
| Porterdale | 3 |
| Powder Springs | 3 |
| Riverdale | 3 |
| Scottdale | 3 |
| Tate | 3 |
| Waynesboro | 3 |
| Winder | 3 |
| Wrens | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 110 other Georgia communities.
Search the asbestos trusts' Georgia 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: 36 asbestos cases from Georgia courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Georgia workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
Rayonier Jesup mill (ITT Rayonier)
- Thurmon v. Georgia Pacific, LLC (2016): Production shift supervisor, 1954 to 1985
- Thurmon v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2014): Shift superintendent
- In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (2012): Machine operator, later production shift supervisor, 1954-1985
Schroer Implement Co.
- In re Asbestos Litigation (2020): Parts runner and parts manager, 1963-1974
- In re Asbestos Litigation (2020): Parts runner and parts manager, 1963-1977
- In re Asbestos Litigation (2020): Parts runner and parts manager, 1963-1977
Piedmont Hospital
- Sinyard v. Georgia Power Company (2022): Pipefitter, 1986-1989
- McKENNEY'S Inc. v. Sinyard (2019): Union pipefitter, welder, then foreman or supervisor, 1986-1989
Scapa Dryer Fabrics plant
- Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. v. Knight (2016): Sheet-metal worker; independent contractor, 1967-1973
- Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. v. Knight (2015): Independent contractor doing sheet metal work, 1967-1973
Brunswick Pulp & Paper mill
- John Crane, Inc. v. Jones (2003): Mill employee, 1945-1987
City of Thomasville Water & Light Department
- Fletcher v. Water Applications Distribution (2015): Daughter laundering her father's work clothes, 1960-1977
Coats & Clark plant
- Farmer v. Air and Liquid Systems Corporation (2018): Maintenance inspector and preventative maintenance supervisor, 1969-1996
CSX Tilford shop (mechanical shop)
- Breedlove v. CSX Transp. Corp. (2009): Insurance agent selling to railroad employees, 1960s onward
CSX Waycross shops and yard (Atlantic Coast Line)
- Breedlove v. CSX Transp. Corp. (2009): Insurance agent selling to railroad employees, 1980s onward
Ford Motor Company Hapeville assembly plant
- Sinyard v. Georgia Power Company (2022): Pipefitter, 1981-1986
General Motors assembly plant (DeKalb County)
- McKENNEY'S Inc. v. Sinyard (2019): Union pipefitter, 1995
Georgia Power Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
- Georgia Power Company v. Campbell (2021): Insulator, 1973-1974
Georgia Power Plant McDonough
- Sinyard v. Georgia Power Company (2022): Pipefitter, 1983
Georgia Power Plant Scherer
- Sinyard v. Georgia Power Company (2022): Pipefitter, 1980-1983
Old Macon building converted to U.S. Bankruptcy Court
- Putzel Elect. Contractors v. Jones (2006): Electrician and job foreman, late 1992 or early 1993
7 more worksites
Riceboro paper mill
- Blackston v. Shook & Fletcher Insulation Co. (1985): Pipefitter, 1966-1967
Savannah Machine & Foundry shipyard
- Hoffman v. AC&S, Inc. (2001): Carpenters' apprentice (brother Alan Goldberg), 1965
Steelmaster Materials Handling Corporation warehouses
- Miller v. AO Smith Water Prods. (2019): Owner of forklift business performing brake and clutch replacements, 1980-2003
U.S. Naval Base, Cockspur Island
- Lee v. Celotex Corp. (1985): Boilertender, 1941-1945
Union Camp paper mill (Union Bag & Paper)
- Lee v. Celotex Corp. (1985): Boilertender, 1941-1945
Watertown Manufacturing
- Butler v. Union Carbide Corporation (2011): Preforming operator, 1965 to 1973
Western Electric Norcross plant (cable and wiring)
- Tetteh v. Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (2016): Tool cleaner, 1973-1989
Every worksite named in Georgia 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 Georgia 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.
- ChambleeUnited States Gypsum Company · 1920–1977 · 7 products
- HogansvilleUnited States Rubber Company · from 1959
- SavannahJohns-Manville · 1956–1985 · 1 product
- SavannahCertainTeed Corporation · 1930–1987
- WaycrossScapa Dryers, Inc. · from 1955
Asbestos mines
The U.S. Bureau of Mines' and Geological Survey's yearbooks and the asbestos industry's trade journal, Asbestos, report these Georgia mines producing asbestos fiber that was sold or shipped. Each mine's page says who worked it and when, what it produced and which document says so. Miners and millers, their families, and people who lived near these mines may have been exposed.
- Anthophyllite workingsHollywood · 1924–1928
- Clayton Paving Co. propertyHelen · Clayton Paving Co.
- Georgia-Carolina Mining CorporationClarkesville · Georgia-Carolina Mining Corporation · 1938
- Philip S. HoytClayton · Philip S. Hoyt · 1941
- Powhatan Mining Co. propertyDillard · Powhatan Mining Co. · 1939–1954
- Powhatan amphibole minenear Gay · Powhatan Mining Co. · 1950–1952
Our records also name 2 Georgia asbestos deposits and mines with no sales reported: deposits and prospects the documents describe or report exploring, and mines they report worked without fiber sold. Each page says what the documents report.
2 deposits and mines with no sales reported
- Industrial Minerals Corp. tremoliteWorked, no sales reported · Rabun · Industrial Minerals Corp.
- Powhatan anthophyllite mineWorked, no sales reported · near Statham · Powhatan Mining Co. · 1948
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 a Georgia 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.
Smaller worksites, contract jobs, short-tenure employment, and exposures across multiple sites are all part of the case-building process.
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How a Georgia case may work
Michael is a 72-year-old retired paper mill worker from Brunswick. From 1972 to 2005 he worked at the Brunswick Pulp & Paper mill, primarily in the maintenance and power plant departments. His work brought him into routine contact with pipe insulation on the steam lines, refractory brick on the recovery boilers, insulation applied by Armstrong Contracting crews who came through the mill during major capital projects in the 1970s, and gasket and packing maintenance on pumps, compressors, and valves across the paper machine area. In late 2025, Michael developed shortness of breath and chest pain. A CT scan revealed pleural thickening; a thoracoscopic biopsy confirmed pleural mesothelioma of the epithelioid mesothelioma subtype. He had no idea that decades of mill work could cause cancer this far down the road.
Michael's family called us. On the first call, a staff attorney walked them through the Brunswick Pulp & Paper listings — at least eleven site-specific trusts (A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, and Pittsburgh Corning) — and explained that Michael's pre-1982 exposure qualifies him for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust, in addition to the site-specific filings. Trust claims will resolve over months, not years. The firm can also file a civil case in Georgia Superior Court against the still-solvent manufacturers, built around documented exposure to the specific products handled across his career; his claim against his own employer, the mill, runs through workers' compensation. Recoveries from cases like Michael'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 a Brunswick worker is the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, where advanced treatments including lung-sparing surgery, HIPEC for peritoneal cases, 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 is important. Michael's wife and adult children also qualify for free asbestos health screening through our firm — a routine offer to family members of every client who may have been exposed at home through asbestos brought back on work clothes. 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. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.
For the full doctrinal treatment of Georgia's discovery rule, comparative fault framework, premises liability standard, statute of repose failure-to-warn exception, and damages framework, see the Georgia 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 Georgia 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.
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Why families choose our firm
- $400M+ recovered and 200,000+ verified exposure sites nationally; all of the more than 2,500 Georgia entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; more than a hundred clients with Georgia job sites
- Worksite-specific knowledge from the first call — we operate from documented trust coverage at named Georgia facilities, not from generic intake scripts
- Trust + civil + federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team — trust claims, Georgia Superior Court civil claims, and FECA / VA / LHWCA / EEOICPA federal benefits all coordinated by one team
- Remote case handling — phone, video, and home visits; no travel to our offices required
- Free asbestos health screening for family members of every client
- No fee unless we recover compensation for your family
Frequently asked questions
Is my Georgia worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 2,500 Georgia entries in 224 communities — paper and pulp mills, chemical and fertilizer plants, power stations, railroad shops, textile mills, aircraft plants, military installations, schools, hospitals, and a wide range of smaller industrial and commercial operations across the state. 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. Call us with the worksite name and we can confirm coverage during the first conversation.
What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?
Asbestos manufacturers that filed for bankruptcy were required to establish settlement trusts to pay current and future asbestos disease claims. Each trust has its own documented site list — facilities where the manufacturer's products were used. When your loved one's worksite has documented trust coverage, you can file claims directly with those trusts based on the documented exposure. Trust claims are paper claims; no courtroom is required. They run in parallel with civil claims against still-solvent manufacturers and premises owners.
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 families do not know specific product names — workers handled products labeled by trade name or unlabeled altogether. We reconstruct the product-handling history using the trusts' site lists for the worksite, employment and union records, coworker interviews, and the standard product use patterns for the trade and the era. The conversation starts with what you remember; we handle the documentation work from there.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Georgia sites?
Multi-site career arcs are common and frequently expand the trust filing list. Many Georgia workers spent careers across two or three paper mills, multiple Georgia Power generating stations, or a combination of military service and civilian industrial work. Each site adds its own trust documentation, and the cumulative exposure profile typically supports filings across a broader trust roster than any single site alone.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
Closure or demolition does not affect the case. The trust documentation is historical — it reflects the products that were used at the site during decades of operation, not the current status of the buildings. Many of the most heavily documented Georgia sites (Atlantic Steel in Atlanta, Plant Hammond at Coosa, Plant Branch near Milledgeville) are no longer operating; the trust claims remain available.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. Wrongful death claims are central to our practice. Georgia's wrongful death deadline is 2 years from the date of death. The same site-specific trust documentation and the same Johns-Manville coverage apply to wrongful death cases as to living-worker cases. The worker's own claim continues through the estate, and the spouse or children bring the wrongful-death claim.
Does Georgia's 10-year products liability statute of repose affect my case?
Georgia's ten-year limit bars strict product-liability claims for any product sold new more than ten years before the lawsuit, which covers the asbestos products in nearly every case. It does not bar negligence claims against manufacturers for products that cause disease, or claims that a manufacturer failed to warn of a danger it knew about, and those claims remain open in most asbestos cases. The full doctrinal treatment is on the Georgia mesothelioma law guide.
What if my loved one served at a Georgia military installation?
Military veterans with asbestos exposure during service may qualify for VA service-connected disability — available with proof of in-service asbestos exposure and a doctor's opinion linking it to service. Federal civilian employees at military installations such as Robins Air Force Base are covered by FECA. Both run in parallel with civil claims and trust filings; some must be coordinated, because a few programs carry offsets or repayment rules.
Talk with a Georgia asbestos lawyer
Whether your family is dealing with a new mesothelioma diagnosis, a very sick loved one, or a death from asbestos disease, 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.