Worksites Named in New York Asbestos Court Decisions

Court decisions in our library name these New York 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 New York asbestos exposure sites.

Rockefeller Center

New York. Building. Named in 1 decision.

• Kelly v. Airco Welders Supply (2013). Mechanic, 1955-1987

Rockefeller University

New York. School or hospital. Named in 1 decision.

• In re New York City Asbestos Litigation (2020). Supervisor who personally serviced cooling towers, mid-1980s

SAIR Aviation

Syracuse. Other. Named in 1 decision.

• Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig. (2014). Aircraft mechanic, 1970-1977

Sal's Plumbing and Heating Service

Buffalo. Other. Named in 1 decision.

• In re Eighth Judicial District Asbestos Litigation (2018). Plumber, 1982-1986

Sears Roebuck, White Plains

White Plains. Building. Named in 1 decision.

• Theodore v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2018). Brake mechanic, 1987-1998

Sherry Netherland Hotel

New York. Building. Named in 1 decision.

• Langhorne v. Aerofin Corp. (2014). Mechanic doing insulating work, 1960s

Squibb Building, 50 West 47th Street

New York. Building. Named in 1 decision.

• In re New York City Asbestos Litigation (2020). Helper and mechanic in the air conditioning business, later supervisor, 1958-1960, 1964-1988

St. Francis Hospital

Olean. School or hospital. Named in 1 decision.

• Lowe v. Aerco Intl., Inc. (2013). Maintenance supervisor, early 1980's

St. Regis Hotel

New York. Building. Named in 1 decision.

• Rittenhouse v. St. Regis Hotel Joint Venture (1992). Interior decorator, December 1988-January 1989

Stella D'Oro factory

Bronx. Factory or plant. Named in 1 decision.

• In re New York City Asbestos Litigation (2017). Machine shop worker who installed, maintained and repaired automated lines, 1963-2001

Stony Brook University

School or hospital. Named in 1 decision.

• Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig. (2015). Student and janitor, 1965-1969

Stuyvesant Town Peter Cooper Village

New York. Building. Named in 1 decision.

• Kelly v. Airco Welders Supply (2013). Mechanic, 1955-1987

Tech-Ohm Resistor Corporation

Factory or plant. Named in 1 decision.

• Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig. (2017). Child visiting his father's workplace

Teletape studio, 81st Street and Broadway

New York. Building. Named in 1 decision.

• Witte v. Algoma Hardwoods, Inc. (2021). Vice-President for sales and production, supervising studio construction, late 1960s through 1973

Thatcher Glass

Elmira. Factory or plant. Named in 1 decision.

• Matter of Adesso v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2018). Boilermaker, truck mechanic, and general helper, 1957-1996

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Staten Island

Staten Island. Naval base or military site. Named in 1 decision.

• Sherin v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (2015). Worked at the Coast Guard Yard (Mr. Sherin), 1958-1960

Veteran Pipe Company

New York. Other. Named in 1 decision.

• Langhorne v. Aerofin Corp. (2014). Mechanic in family insulation business, later President, 1956-1978

Walker-Prismatic

New York. Other. Named in 1 decision.

• In re New York City Asbestos Litigation (2016). Maintenance man, 1975-1986

Walt Whitman Junior High School

Yonkers. School or hospital. Named in 1 decision.

• Barnett v. City of Yonkers (1990). Student, 1967-1970

Watervliet Arsenal

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

• Zalinka v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1995). Employee at the Watervliet Arsenal, 1952-1970

Westchester County Department of Labs and Research

Building. Named in 1 decision.

• O'connor v. Aerco International, Inc. (2017). Employee at county laboratory, 1975-1979

Woodbourne Correctional Facility

Other. Named in 1 decision.

• LaBounty v. Coughlin (1998). Inmate, 1991-92