Asbestos in Consumer and Household Products: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve consumer and household products: 32 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Asbestos in Consumer and Household Products.

Alabama

• Bobo v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2015). Beautician at Barbara's Beauty Shop, Florence, 1976-2011
• Bobo v. Agco Corp. (2013). Beautician at 1976-1990s
• Bobo v. Agco Corporation (2013). Beautician at 1976 through the 1990s

California

• Corin v. Arkema, Inc. (2024). The court granted Paula Corin's motion and remanded the case to Los Angeles County Superior Court because Colgate-Palmolive's notice of removal was fatally defective, and denied Colgate leave to amend as futile.
• Ward v. Goss-Jewett Co. OF Northern California (1st Appellate District, 3rd Division, 2014). Laundry worker at family laundry, Sausalito
• Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2nd Appellate District, 4th Division, 2009). Personal use of a hair dryer
• Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation (1st Appellate District, 2nd Division, 2007). Child at home at family home, childhood
• Dekens v. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (4th Appellate District, 3rd Division, 2003). Small appliance repairer at more than 35 years

Florida

• DeLisle v. Crane Co. (2018). Smoker of Kent cigarettes at 1952-1956
• Crane Co. v. DeLisle (4th District, 2016). Cigarette smoker at 1952-1956

Illinois

• Quirin v. Lorillard Tobacco Company (2015). Navy service member at 1953 to early 1960s
• Quirin v. Lorillard Tobacco Co. (2014). Navy sailor aboard a fleet tanker at USS Tolovana, Long Beach, 1954-1957
• Quirin v. Lorillard Tobacco Company (2014). Cigarette smoker at 1950s
• Quirin v. Lorillard Tobacco Company (2014). Cigarette smoker at 1954-1956

Kentucky

• McGuire v. Lorillard Tobacco Company (2014). Employee at Lorillard's cigarette plant at Lorillard's Louisville plant, 1953-1954

Louisiana

• Ruckstuhl v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1999). Cigarette smoker at 1952-1959
• Ruckstuhl v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1st Circuit, 1998). Cigarette smoker at 1952-1956

Maryland

• Hollingsworth v. Connor (2000). Cigarette smoker at 1952-1956

Missouri

• Hayden v. Cut-Zaven, Ltd. (Eastern District, 4th Division, 2020). Hairdresser at Cut-Zaven, Ltd. (hair salon), 1976-1979

New York

• Zicklin v. Bergdorf Goodman Inc. (2022). Cigarette smoker
• Shulman v. Brenntag N. AM., Inc. (2019). User of defendants' products
• Prokocimer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Cigarette smoker at 1950's
• Correnti v. Bertram D. Stone, Inc. (2014). Cigarette smoker at 1952 to 1972
• Golden v. Alliance Laundry Sys. (2014). Child helping father change press pads at Father's tailor shop, 4050 Market Street, Philadelphia, childhood, about age 9 to 16
• Barnes v. AO Smith Water Products Co. (2008). Consumer at 1950s

Other federal courts

• Braun v. Lorillard Inc. (1996). Cigarette smoker at 1950s
• Lesnick v. Hollingsworth & Vose Co. (1994). Smoker of Kent cigarettes at 1952-1956

Pennsylvania

• Steiner v. Hollingsworth & Vose Company (2018). Consumer of Kent cigarettes at 1941-1962
• Ierardi v. Lorillard, Inc. (1991). Cigarette smoker at 1953-1956

Texas

• Felix v. Novelis Corporation (2021). Household member decorating family Christmas tree at family Christmas tree, 1950-1955
• Petrie v. Novelis Corporation (2021). Child in family home decorating Christmas tree at 1950s

Utah

• Felix v. Novelis Corp. (2019). Family member using artificial snow product at Family home Christmas trees, 1950-1955