Worksites Named in Montana Asbestos Court Decisions

Court decisions in our library name these Montana workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos, most decisions first. Each decision is listed with the work and years the court described. For the state's exposure sites and asbestos trust records, see Montana asbestos exposure sites.

W.R. Grace vermiculite mine and mill (Zonolite Division)

Libby. Mine or mill. Named in 8 decisions.

• Maryland Cas. Co. v. Asbestos Claims Court (2020). Mill worker and equipment operator, 1968-1969
• Aarstad v. BNSF Railway Company (2018). Workers of WRG or Zolonite Company, 1963-1990
• Atchley v. Louisiana Pacific Corp. (2018). Worked on construction of a building, two to four weeks
• Baeth v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2014). Wife washing husband's work clothes, 1968
• Monroe v. Maco Workers Comp Trust (2014). W.R. Grace employee, 1967-1990
• In re WR Grace & Co. (2012). Libby residents and former Grace miners, 1963-1990
• In re WR Grace & Co. (2012). Miners and town residents, 1963-1990
• Orr v. State (2004). Miner, 1965-1967

Libby lumber mill (J. Neils Lumber Co., Champion International, later Stimson Lumber)

Libby. Factory or plant. Named in 5 decisions. Our profile of this site.

• Atchley v. Louisiana Pacific Corp. (2018). Mill worker, 1955, 1958-1959, 1963-1971
• Erickson v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2015). Laborer, foreman, electrician and maintenance man, 1970s and 1980s
• Baeth v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2014). Dryer feeder, plugger and patch cutter, 1989-1994
• Peterson v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2013). Dryer tender, lift truck driver, de-barker worker, 1993-2002
• Johnson v. Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (2009). Dryer puller/off-bearer, dryer grader, dryer tender, dryer stacker, roundtable off-bearer, 1963-2001

BNSF railyard (Libby railyard)

Libby. Railroad shop or yard. Named in 2 decisions.

• Wells v. BNSF Ry. Co. (2024). Community resident
• Wells v. BNSF Railway Company (2023). Resident who walked along the tracks and through the railyard

Asa Wood Elementary School

Libby. School or hospital. Named in 1 decision.

• McDowell v. Burlington Northern Santa FE Railway Company (2017). Resident and student

Cenex Laurel refinery

Laurel. Refinery. Named in 1 decision. Our profile of this site.

• Wommack v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. (2017). Laborer, 1968-1969

Glasgow Air Force Base

Glasgow. Naval base or military site. Named in 1 decision.

• Estenson v. Caterpillar Inc. (2015). Shop foreman, 1961-1968

Kootenai National Forest

Other. Named in 1 decision.

• Rosling v. Associated Loggers Exchange (2019). Logger, 1973

LP Lumbermill

Libby. Factory or plant. Named in 1 decision.

• Atchley v. Louisiana Pacific Corp. (2018). Security guard, 1985-1997