Mississippi's industrial story runs from the shipyards and refinery at Pascagoula up through the paper mills, fertilizer and wood-chemical plants, and power stations of the interior, all of them places where asbestos insulation, refractory, and gaskets were standard equipment. The trusts' lists cluster in:
- Pascagoula and Moss Point — Ingalls Shipbuilding, the worksite most trusts recognize in the state, Standard Oil's refinery (now Chevron's), and International Paper's Moss Point mill;
- the Mississippi River mill towns — International Paper at Natchez and Mississippi Power & Light's Baxter Wilson plant at Vicksburg;
- the Pine Belt — the Hercules plant at Hattiesburg and Masonite at Laurel;
- central Mississippi — Mississippi Chemical at Yazoo City and Mississippi Power & Light's Rex Brown plant at Jackson; and
- the rest of the Gulf Coast — Mississippi Power's Plant Jack Watson at Gulfport and Keesler Air Force Base at Biloxi.
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 Mississippi, those lists hold 968 entries across 127 communities, from 27 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Hundreds of our clients worked at Mississippi 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.
Mississippi filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Mississippi gives a diagnosed worker three years to file a personal-injury claim. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. Mississippi starts the three years when the illness was discovered, or should have been, even before anyone links it to asbestos. If symptoms or an earlier X-ray, CT scan or screening showed lung or abdominal disease, a Mississippi court may count the three years from then, so call us right away. After a death, the family's claim is generally limited by the worker's own three years, so it may already be short.
Mississippi 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 routine; the family does not need to have been the one exposed to file.
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, hair, or vehicles. 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 Mississippi
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-six other trusts list Mississippi worksites. The number of Mississippi entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- Babcock & Wilcox: 240 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- Combustion Engineering: 157 entries (boilers and refractory)
- Owens Corning: 130 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- A.P. Green: 89 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Fibreboard: 86 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- Eagle-Picher: 75 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- W.R. Grace: 37 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- Flintkote: 29 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 21 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- Owens-Illinois: 16 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 13 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- J.T. Thorpe (Texas): 13 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- GAF: 9 entries (roofing and building products)
- U.S. Gypsum: 9 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 7 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- Armstrong World Industries: 6 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- Plibrico: 6 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- J.T. Thorpe (California): 5 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- ABB Lummus: 4 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 4 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- Fuller-Austin: 4 entries (insulation contracting)
- NARCO: 3 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- ACandS: 2 entries (insulation contracting)
- ASARCO: 1 entry (asbestos mining and smelting)
- Raytech: 1 entry (friction products)
- Yarway: 1 entry (steam traps and valves)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Mississippi workers with significant industrial exposure histories may have claims with several trusts — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.
Mississippi 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.
PascagoulaPascagoula is built around Ingalls Shipbuilding, which has built Navy and merchant ships on the Pascagoula River since 1938, and Standard Oil's refinery on Bayou Casotte, now Chevron's.
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.
- Chevron Pascagoula refinery (Standard Oil)
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.
- Mississippi Chemical (Coastal Chemical) plant
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.
- Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls Shipyard)
JacksonJackson, the capital, is home to Mississippi Power & Light's Rex Brown power plant and an Armstrong Cork 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.
- Armstrong Cork 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.
- Mississippi Power & Light — Rex Brown plant
NatchezNatchez, on the Mississippi bluffs, counted an International Paper mill and Armstrong's tire plant among its industries.
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 Natchez mill
Tire and synthetic-rubber plants. Synthetic-rubber and tire plants ran boilers, steam lines, and steam-heated presses and curing equipment insulated and sealed with asbestos.
- Armstrong Tire & Rubber
West PointWest Point's industry ran from Bryan Foods' meat-packing plant to Babcock & Wilcox's boiler works.
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.
- Babcock & Wilcox West Point Works
Food plants, breweries, and sugar mills. Sugar mills, breweries, corn and flour mills, and packing houses ran on steam: boilers, cookers, evaporators, and dryers, with miles of insulated pipe, all built with asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing.
- Bryan Foods (Bryan Brothers Packing)
BiloxiBiloxi is home to Keesler Air Force Base, one of the Air Force's main technical-training bases since World War II, alongside the coast's seafood-packing plants.
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.
- Keesler Air Force Base
HattiesburgHattiesburg's Hercules plant made naval stores from Piney Woods pine stumps for decades.
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)
LaurelLaurel is the home of Masonite, the hardboard maker founded there in the 1920s.
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.
- Masonite Corporation
Moss PointMoss Point, where the Escatawpa River meets the Pascagoula, was a paper-mill town: International Paper's kraft mill, once its Southern Kraft Division, anchored it, with shipyards like Halter Marine along the rivers.
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 Moss Point mill (Southern Kraft Division)
Other Mississippi communitiesOne worksite each in 4 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.
- Mississippi Power & Light — Baxter Wilson plant — Vicksburg
- Mississippi Power — Plant Jack Watson — Gulfport
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.
- Mississippi Chemical Corporation — Yazoo City
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.
- St. Regis / Georgia-Pacific Monticello mill — Monticello
Mesothelioma settlement values at Mississippi's most-documented worksites
These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least three 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.
Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls Shipyard)
| 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 |
| Flintkote | $184,000 – $450,000 | 15% | $27,600 – $67,500 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
International Paper Moss Point mill (Southern Kraft Division)
| 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 |
| 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 |
Hercules plant (Hercules Powder)
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
International Paper Natchez mill
| 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 |
| Flintkote | $184,000 – $450,000 | 15% | $27,600 – $67,500 |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Chevron Pascagoula refinery (Standard Oil)
| 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 |
| 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 (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 |
Mississippi Chemical 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 |
| 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 |
| Fuller-Austin | $58,500 | 45% | $26,325 |
| 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 |
Masonite Corporation
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Flintkote | $184,000 – $450,000 | 15% | $27,600 – $67,500 |
| 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 |
Mississippi Power & Light — Rex Brown 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
St. Regis / Georgia-Pacific Monticello mill
| 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 |
| DII Industries (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| 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 |
Mississippi Power & Light — Baxter Wilson plant
| 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 |
| 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 |
Mississippi Power — Plant Jack Watson
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Bryan Foods (Bryan Brothers Packing)
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Armstrong Cork Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| ASARCO | $170,000 – $900,000 | 35% | $59,500 – $315,000 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Armstrong Tire & Rubber
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Mississippi Chemical (Coastal Chemical) plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Babcock & Wilcox West Point Works
| 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 |
| 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 |
American Hardware Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| 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 |
Hooker Chemical (Oldbury, Occidental)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Georgia-Pacific
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Mississippi Power — Plant Eaton
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| 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 |
Homer C. Porter & Sons
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Baseboard Box Co.
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
H.K. Porter
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| 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 |
Crosby Chemicals
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Amerada Hess refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Mississippi worksites
The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Mississippi — eight or more, counting Johns-Manville. 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.
Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls Shipyard) — Pascagoula
Ingalls Shipbuilding has built ships at Pascagoula since 1938 — merchant ships and, for the U.S. Navy, destroyers, amphibious assault ships, and Aegis cruisers — and it remains Mississippi's largest industrial employer. Litton Industries owned the yard from 1961; today it is part of Huntington Ingalls Industries. The trusts list it under Ingalls Shipyard, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Ingalls-Litton, and Litton Industries; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Naval shipbuilding at this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, machinists, electricians, sheet-metal workers, welders, and riggers. Insulators were the most heavily exposed trade, but bystander exposure across the yard was pervasive — the trades worked on top of each other in the confined spaces of ship construction.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 13 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flintkote, J.T. Thorpe (California), J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Kaiser Aluminum, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1940 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. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, also an amosite product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers — many of the Combustion Engineering entries are ships built here — carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on valves, pumps, turbines, and steam connections, and NARCO and Kaiser refractory lined the boiler furnaces. Eagle-Picher insulating cement and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered more of the steam systems, J.T. Thorpe crews applied insulation, and Flintkote documentation points to building products. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in specialized gaskets and packing.
Chevron Pascagoula refinery (Standard Oil) — Pascagoula
Standard Oil's refinery on Bayou Casotte at Pascagoula, now Chevron's, is one of the largest petroleum refineries in the United States. The trusts list it under Standard Oil, Standard Oil Co. of Kentucky, the Standard Oil Refinery at Bayou Cosotte, and Chevron; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Refinery operations at this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers (concentrated on the cat cracker and process heaters), mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1958 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, covered the hottest process lines, and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite, and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation covered more. The J.T. Thorpe signature marks the Gulf Coast's major industrial insulation contractor, whose crews applied insulation and refractory across the refinery; A.P. Green refractory lined the crude heaters and the fluid catalytic cracker. Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered steam and process piping, ABB Lummus did refinery engineering and construction, GAF roofing felts and mastics appear in the trust roster, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, with gaskets and packing on every one. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets, packing, and cement pipe of the refinery's acid service.
Hercules plant (Hercules Powder) — Hattiesburg
Hercules opened its Hattiesburg plant in the 1920s to make rosin, turpentine, and other naval stores from pine stumps. The company was Hercules Powder Company until 1966, when it became Hercules Incorporated. The trusts list the plant under Hercules Powder, Hercules Chemical, the Hercules Turpentine Plant, and Hercules, Incorporated; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Wood-chemical processing required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1920 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers supplied process steam, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and A.P. Green refractory lined the boilers and process furnaces. 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; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered the hottest steam service. Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered the steam and process piping to the stills, GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound and plaster went into the plant's buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
International Paper Moss Point mill (Southern Kraft Division) — Moss Point
International Paper's Moss Point mill, on the Gulf Coast where the Escatawpa River meets the Pascagoula, ran kraft pulping, paper machines, recovery boilers, and lime kilns for decades. The trusts list it under International Paper, the Southern Kraft Division, and the Southern Kraft Corporation, at both Moss Point and Kreole; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Kraft pulp-and-paper operations required boilermakers (recovery boilers and power boilers), pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, refractory workers, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), DII Industries (Harbison-Walker), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Kaiser Aluminum, 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, Harbison-Walker, and Kaiser 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 insulating cement and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered the steam distribution piping. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
International Paper Natchez mill — Natchez
International Paper's Natchez mill was one of the largest industrial employers on the Mississippi River in the southwest of the state, with pulping, paper machines, recovery boilers, and lime kilns. The trusts list it under International Paper, International Paper Mill, and the Southern Kraft Division; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, refractory workers, electricians, and mechanics.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flintkote, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1943 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers — including the recovery boilers — carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and NARCO refractory lined the recovery 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; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered the hottest steam service. Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered more steam piping, Flintkote documentation points to roofing and building products, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Mississippi Chemical Corporation — Yazoo City
Mississippi Chemical Corporation, founded by Mississippi farmers as a cooperative in 1948, made nitrogen fertilizers — anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, and urea — at Yazoo City for the Southern farm economy. The trusts list the plant under Mississippi Chemical and Coastal Chemical; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Integrated chemical operations required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians. Ammonia synthesis and acid plants meant extensive high-temperature, high-pressure piping and reactor work.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, Fuller-Austin, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1950 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green refractory lined the ammonia reformers and other high-temperature process equipment, and Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers supplied steam, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing. 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; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered more process and steam piping, and Fuller-Austin insulation crews worked the plant. 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, packing, and cement pipe of the acid plants.
Masonite Corporation — Laurel
William H. Mason developed his steam-explosion process for making hardboard at Laurel and founded the Mason Fibre Company there in 1925; it became the Masonite Corporation in 1928, and the Laurel plant anchored Jones County's industry for decades. The trusts list it under Masonite, the Masonite Plant, and Mason Fibre Company; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Hardboard manufacturing at this scale required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians. The high-pressure steam guns and hot presses kept maintenance trades in close, continuous contact with insulated steam piping and equipment.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flintkote, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1925 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers supplied the high-pressure steam the process runs on, with pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. 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 plant, Flintkote documentation points to roofing and building products, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Mississippi Power & Light — Rex Brown plant (Jackson)
The Rex Brown Steam Electric Station in Jackson is one of Mississippi Power & Light's long-running generating stations; MP&L is now Entergy Mississippi. The trusts list the utility's Jackson entries under Mississippi Power & Light, the Rex Brown plant, and the Rex Brown station.
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, ABB Lummus, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1946 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering signatures reflect the station's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation, gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory. Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the steam and turbine piping; ABB Lummus did engineering and construction work, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Mississippi entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Mississippi entries in 127 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 |
|---|---|
| Pascagoula | 195 |
| Jackson | 88 |
| Natchez | 46 |
| Vicksburg | 40 |
| Laurel | 38 |
| Hattiesburg | 34 |
| Greenville | 33 |
| Gulfport | 32 |
| Moss Point | 32 |
| Starkville | 26 |
| Meridian | 24 |
| Columbus | 23 |
| Yazoo City | 20 |
| Biloxi | 18 |
| West Point | 14 |
| Monticello | 13 |
| Purvis | 13 |
| Tupelo | 11 |
| Grenada | 10 |
| Clarksdale | 9 |
| Greenwood | 8 |
| Hamilton | 8 |
| McComb | 8 |
| Corinth | 7 |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| Kosciusko | 6 |
| Picayune | 6 |
| Gloster | 5 |
| Indianola | 5 |
| Oxford | 5 |
| Port Gibson | 5 |
| Taylorsville | 5 |
| Aberdeen | 4 |
| Amory | 4 |
| Batesville | 4 |
| Bay St. Louis | 4 |
| Crosby | 4 |
| Magnolia | 4 |
| Marks | 4 |
| Brandon | 3 |
| Clinton | 3 |
| Coffeeville | 3 |
| Columbia | 3 |
| Ferguson | 3 |
| Fernwood | 3 |
| Hermanville | 3 |
| Holly Springs | 3 |
| Iuka | 3 |
| Leland | 3 |
| Louisville | 3 |
| Mendenhall | 3 |
| Minter City | 3 |
| Moorhead | 3 |
| Moselle | 3 |
| New Albany | 3 |
| Quitman | 3 |
| Ripley | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 70 other Mississippi communities.
Search the asbestos trusts' Mississippi 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.
968 entries, as the trusts list them.
Court decisions: 24 asbestos cases from Mississippi courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Mississippi workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls Shipyard)
- Webb v. 3M Company (2022): Several roles during the construction of naval vessels, 1966-2001
- Malone v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2016): Insulator, 1965-1973
- Winhauer v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2016): Pipefitter, later pipefitter supervisor, 1965-1976
- Winhauer v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2016): Pipefitter, later pipefitter supervisor, 1965-1976
- Malone v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2015): Ship fitter, 1964-1982
- and 8 more
Honda of Tupelo
- Bedford v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (2020): Owner of motorcycle dealership and service center, primarily working in an office separate from the service shop, late 1970s-2014
- Bedford v. American Honda Motor Co. (2019): Employee of the family business
Illinois Central Railroad Jackson facility
- Fennell v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2012): Worked in various capacities for the railroad, 1970-2007
International Paper Natchez mill
- Gorman-Rupp Company v. Hall (2005): Worked at International Paper (various employments)
Every worksite named in Mississippi 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 this Mississippi plant as a place 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.
- GreenvilleUnited States Gypsum Company · 1970–1971 · 2 products
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 Mississippi 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. Call 833-4-ASBESTOS.
How a Mississippi case may work
Robert is a 74-year-old retired Ingalls Shipyard pipefitter from Pascagoula. From 1970 through 2005, he worked at Ingalls on destroyer, cruiser, and amphibious assault ship construction — running pipe, replacing gaskets on shipboard valves and pumps, removing and replacing block and pipe insulation on steam systems, and working alongside refractory crews in boiler rooms during fit-out and overhaul. Through the 1970s the yard was at the height of asbestos use: Unibestos pipe insulation on the steam lines, Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers, gaskets and packing replaced continuously across the propulsion plant. Robert routinely worked downhand from insulators cutting and shaping pipe covering above him, and the dust never settled — it just hung in the still air of the engine room. In early 2026 he was diagnosed with pericardial mesothelioma of the biphasic mesothelioma histological subtype.
For Robert's family, the case has several parallel tracks. The trusts' lists recognize Ingalls for at least twelve site-specific trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flintkote, J.T. Thorpe (California), J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Kaiser Aluminum, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Pittsburgh Corning — and Robert's pre-1982 exposure qualifies him for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust, independently of any site-specific filings. As an Ingalls employee, his claim against the shipyard goes through the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation program, and Ingalls and its insurer must approve some settlements and get a credit for his recovery. Beyond the trust claims, we would pursue a civil case against the still-solvent manufacturers of the products he worked with; Mississippi law requires a lawsuit's trust claims to be identified under oath within 30 days of filing. Robert's spouse and adult children are eligible for free asbestos health screening through our representation — take-home exposure from work clothes brought into the household is well-documented at Ingalls. Recoveries from cases like Robert'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 south Mississippi worker is the UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center in Birmingham, Alabama, where advanced treatments including HIPEC, 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 is important. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.
For the full treatment of Mississippi's filing deadlines, comparative fault framework, premises liability standard, and damages framework, see the Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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; all 968 Mississippi entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; hundreds of clients with Mississippi job sites
- Worksite-specific knowledge — the firm operates from documented trust coverage at named Mississippi facilities rather than from generic intake scripts
- Trust claims, civil cases, and federal benefits (LHWCA, FECA, VA service-connected disability) coordinated case by case with the trial team — none offsets the others
- Remote case handling — phone, video, home visit; no travel to our offices required
- Free family asbestos health screening for spouses and children of clients
- No fee unless we recover compensation for your family
Frequently asked questions
Is my Mississippi worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold 968 Mississippi entries in 127 communities — shipyards, paper mills, refineries, chemical plants, utilities, military installations, and a wide range of smaller plants and commercial buildings 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 employer name and city; we can usually answer in the first few minutes of the conversation.
What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?
Asbestos trust coverage means that one or more of the major asbestos manufacturers — companies whose products were used at the worksite — has set up a settlement trust to pay claims for workers exposed to their products. Trust claims are paper claims; they do not require a lawsuit. Most Mississippi industrial workers qualify for multiple trusts in parallel. Trust filings also run alongside any civil case against the still-solvent manufacturers and against premises defendants.
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. We reconstruct product handling from the worksite, the trust documentation for each manufacturer present, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. Most families do not arrive with product names. The conversation starts with what you remember about the work itself — what trade, what employer, what years, what general areas of the plant or yard — and we build the rest.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Mississippi sites?
That is common and helpful. Multi-site Mississippi careers stack exposure across several trusts' lists. A worker who moved between Ingalls Shipbuilding, the Pascagoula refinery, and a Mississippi Power & Light station, for example, would trigger filings against several different sets of trusts plus Johns-Manville.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
Closure and demolition do not affect trust claims or civil cases. The trust documentation is historical — it captures what manufacturers had products at the site during the relevant working years, regardless of whether the facility still operates. Many of the sites on the trusts' Mississippi lists are no longer operating, or operate under successor companies.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. In Mississippi, one wrongful-death lawsuit is brought for the whole family, but it is generally limited by the worker's own three-year deadline, which may have started before the death, so call as soon as you can. Trust claims also remain available after death. We handle wrongful death cases routinely — many of our first calls are from a spouse or adult child after a loss.
What about Ingalls Shipbuilding and the federal benefits programs?
Civilian Ingalls Shipbuilding workers are typically covered by the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), which is the federal workers' compensation program for maritime employment. Naval personnel who served on Ingalls-built ships 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. LHWCA, VA benefits, trust filings, and civil case recovery all run in parallel, though some must be coordinated, because a few programs carry offsets or repayment rules. Call us for the full federal-benefits coordination — most families do not realize how many parallel compensation pathways apply.
Talk with a Mississippi 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 — Ingalls Shipbuilding, Masonite at Laurel, the International Paper mills, the Pascagoula refinery, or any of the 968 Mississippi entries — 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.