Construction Industry: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve construction: 503 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Construction Industry.

New York

• Serrano v. Superior Boiler Works (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Helper to a general contractor at apartment buildings in the South Bronx, 1962-1965
• Surace v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Union carpenter at Galleria Mall, Gateway highrise building, Westchester Mall, IBM buildings, Money building, White Plains, 1977-1995
• Babcock v. Watts Water Technologies (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Union pipefitter at 1962-1993
• Epstein v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Helper or "gofer" for a pipefitter/steamfitter at World Trade Center, Tower 1, 72nd floor, New York, 1970
• Srica v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Building superintendent at Apartment building on 117th Street, Rockaway, Queens, 1975-1986
• Jackson v. CertainTeed Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Roofer at College Point condos, 1983-1984
• Linsky v. Mannington Mills (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Interior designer, draftperson and project manager at commercial construction sites, 1978-1983
• Decanio v. Kohler Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). General construction laborer, Local 3A, clean-up crew removing boiler parts at New York, 1958 to 1966
• Licul v. Mario DiBono Plastering Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Union carpenter (husband Viktor Licul) at World Trade Center, New York, 1968-1980
• Gallagher v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Carpenter, member of New York City Carpenter's Union 608 at One World Trade Center, New York, 1961-1992
• Marzigliano v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Worked with his father flipping houses, for a construction company, and in his own contracting company; installed floor tile at 1965-1967 (work with father); late 1960's (Biltrite tile)
• Linsky v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Interior designer, draftperson and project manager at commercial construction sites, 1978-1985
• Christy v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Construction worker at 1970
• ALBIN v. AJAX MAGNETHERMIC CORPORATION (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). 1951-1976
• Ombramonti v. Morse Diesel (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Local 3 Mosaic and Terrazzo Worker Apprentice and Mechanic at New York City large commercial and residential jobsites, 1971-1977
• Knudsen v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Construction worker at New York, 1962-1970
• Matter of Marzigliano v. Amchem Prods., Inc. (2019). Worked with his father flipping houses, installing flooring at residential work flipping houses with his father, 1965-1967, 1971-1972
• Macaluso v. A.O. Smith Corp. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation) (1st Dept., 2019). Demolition of boilers
• Brown v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation) (1st Dept., 2019). Asbestos installer at 1973-1974
• Schwartz v. Advance Auto Supply (2019). Worked for Don Coleman at Coleman Painting at Coleman Painting, Metuchen
• Temperino v. Amchem Prods. (2019). Construction worker at residential and commercial sites, including boiler demolition
• Aston v. Algoma Hardwoods, Inc. (2018). Wife of career carpenter, laundered his work clothes at Jersey City Board of Education construction projects, 1971 or 1972 for twenty-seven years
• Cavalieri v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re Eighth Judicial District Asbestos Litigation) (Erie, 2018). Plumber at Sal's Plumbing and Heating Service, Buffalo, 1982-1986
• Nauheimer v. Union Carbide Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Residential renovation and construction work with his father-in-law at 1970-1977
• Swanson v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Construction supervisor at MIT, 1960-1963
• Macaluso v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Helper clean-up guy removing old boilers at residential basements in Brooklyn, 1972-1982
• Botta v. AERCO Int'l (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Sheet metal worker at commercial and residential sites, 1950s-1980s
• Chen v. Volkswagen Group of America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Supervised installation of insulators at family construction business, Ha Lin and Tonghua, about three years
• Konstantin v. Certain Underwriters AT Lloyd's London (2018). Carpenter at buildings where Tishman Realty had acted as the general contractor
• Matter of Adesso v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2018). Construction supervisor at MIT, 1960-1963
• Montebianco v. AO Smith Corp. (2018). Home renovation at his home, late 1970s
• Pogacnik v. AO Smith Water Products Co. (2018). Architect at 1969-1983
• American Home Assur. Co. v. Port Auth. of NY & NJ (2017). Steamfitter at World Trade Center (WTC Hudson Tubes Project), New York, early 1970s-1974
• Cunningham v. Aerco Intl. (2017). Plumber, roofer and mechanic at 1970s-1990s
• Brooks v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2017). Union painter at 1963-2002
• Brown v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2017). Worker for Asbestos Construction and other employers at 1959-1964
• Aquitato v. AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INC. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2017). Commercial and residential plumber at 1964-2014
• Macaluso v. A.O. Smith Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2017). Construction laborer performing home renovations at 1972 to 1982
• Altman v. Ford Motor Co. (In re New York City Asbetos Litigation) (2017). Chief construction inspector at construction jobsites, 1960s-1980s
• Konstantin v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. (2017). Carpenter at construction sites supervised by Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc., 1974-1977
• Trumbull v. American Biltrite (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (2017). Residential construction sites, Kansas City, 1959-1963
• Snedeker v. Arvinmeritor, Inc. (Broome, 2017). Worked with backhoes, bulldozers and loaders at Stever Brothers, 1957-1977
• Holzworth v. Alfa Laval Inc. (2016). Construction manager performing construction on his own homes at fire-damaged house he was cleaning and rebuilding, 1964-1982
• Holzworth v. Alfa Laval Inc. (2016). Construction manager and project manager at various construction sites, 1963-2007
• Konstantin v. Tishman Liquidating Corp. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (2016). Carpenter at two Manhattan construction sites, New York, 1970s
• DePriest v. Crane Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (2016). Sheet-metal worker at approximately twenty commercial work sites, 1973-1983
• Brady v. Crane Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2015). Carpenter at commercial and residential worksites, metropolitan New York area, 1963-1998
• Flahive v. 3M Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2015). Metal lather at 1960s and 1970s
• Storey v. Morse Diesel (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2015). Tile setter at Penn Plaza, the Pfizer Building, and the Avon Building, New York, 1960s to 1980
• Assenzio v. Burnham (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2015). Plumber's helper, then union plumber at 1954-1974