Asbestos Gaskets and Mechanical Packing: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve gaskets and packing: 688 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Asbestos Gaskets and Mechanical Packing.

Texas

• Bostic v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. (2014). Relief hot end worker at Knox Glass plant, summers of 1980, 1981 and 1982
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Bostic (5th District, 2010). Janitorial and mechanical worker (summers) at Knox Glass, 1980-1982
• Uop, LLC v. Kozak (1st District, 2010). Worked at the refinery at Sun Oil refinery, Duncan, several decades
• Union Carbide Corporation v. Smith (1st District, 2009). Pipefitter and general laborer at Union Carbide Texas City plant
• Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Stephens (2007). Navy service at 1944-1946
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Stephens (1st District, 2007). Navy service at 1944-1946
• Gilcrease v. Garlock, Inc. (8th District, 2006). Union pipefitter and plumber at 1957 onward
• Brown & Root, Inc. v. Shelton (12th District, 2003). Thirty-year employee of the Kelly-Springfield tire plant at Kelly-Springfield tire plant, Tyler, 1969-1971
• In re Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2003). Apprentice plumber at family plumbing and heating business, 1971-1978
• Fibreboard Corp. v. Pool (6th District, 1991). Insulator or maintenance mechanic performing insulation repair work at Texas Eastman, Longview, 1957 onward

Utah

• Hipwell v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2022). Boiler tender at U.S.S. Foss, 1951-1953
• Sylvester v. Blue Bird Corporation (2022). Auto mechanic; owner and operator of an auto wrecking business at Labrum Auto Wrecking, early 1960s-1994
• Anderson v. Ford Motor Company (2014). Plumber/pipefitter work removing and replacing gaskets and packing

Virginia

• Gehant v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (2022). Boiler technician at USS America, 1967-1970
• Mullinex v. John Crane, Inc. (2020). Machinist Mate in the United States Navy at Navy ships docked in Norfolk, Virginia and elsewhere, and shipyards, 1969-1989
• Goodrich v. John Crane, Inc. (2018). Fireman, machinist's mate, boiler tender at USS Corry (DDR-817), 1959-1961
• Goodrich v. John Crane, Inc. (2018). Navy workplace worker
• John Crane, Inc. v. Hardick (2012). Shipfitter at USS Newport News, USS Tutuila, USS Wrangell, 1958-1962
• John Crane, Inc. v. Jones (2007). Outside machinist at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, 1963-1967
• Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC v. Little (2005). Machine installation worker at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, 1961-1963, 1968 onward

Washington

• Deem v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2023). Marine machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, 1974-1981
• Holdsworth v. Scapa Waycross, Inc. (1st Division, 2023). Pipe shop worker at Camas paper mill, 1995-2001
• Welch v. Crane Co. (2023). Fireman in the pipefitters' welding shop at USS Carronade, 1966-1968
• Deem v. William Powell Co. (2022). Outside marine machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 1974-1981
• Hickson v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (1st Division, 2022). Pipefitter at ARCO Cherry Point Refinery, Ferndale, 1984
• Behrmann v. Abb, Inc. (2021). Electrician's mate at USS Burton Island, 1959-1962
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2021). Repairing and maintaining machinery in ship engine rooms at USS DYNAMIC, 1963-1984
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021). Lead petty officer for the "A Gang" (auxiliary equipment, refrigeration and air conditioning) at USS TUSCALOOSA, 1973-1975
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021). Navy sailor working in engine rooms, repairing and maintaining machinery at USS LOYALTY, 1963-1984
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021). Navy engine room repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment at USS DYNAMIC, September 1963 to September 1966
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021). Navy engine room worker repairing and maintaining machinery at USS TUSCALOOSA, 1972-1974
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021). Navy engine room worker repairing and maintaining machinery at USS TUSCALOOSA, 1972-1974
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021). Engineman working in engine rooms at USS DYNAMIC, 1963-1966
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021). Worked primarily in the engine rooms, repairing and maintaining machinery and equipment such as diesel engines, pumps, air compressors, and valves at USS ESTEEM, USS PLEDGE, USS TUSCALOOSA, 1963-1984
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021). Navy crewman working in engine rooms repairing and maintaining machinery at USS TUSCALOOSA, 1972-1974
• Deem v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2020). Marine machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, 1974-1981
• Maxwell v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2nd Division, 2020). Technician and operator in the coker unit at Cherry Point refinery (ARCO), Ferndale, 1971-1985
• Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2020). Engineman in the Navy at Todd Shipyard; USS TUSCALOOSA, 1974
• Deem v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Apprentice and journeyman outside machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 1974-1979
• Deem v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Apprentice and journeyman outside machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 1974-1981
• Jack v. Dco, LLC (2019). Professional automotive mechanic at 1962 to 1967
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Automotive mechanic at Independent Auto
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Performed brake, clutch, and gasket work at a family-owned auto repair shop at Independent Auto, Washougal
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). The court granted in part and denied in part the estate's motion for sanctions against O'Reilly Automotive Stores, imposing a $1,000 sanction and ordering amended discovery responses, but refusing sanctions over the corporate representative's preparation.
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Owner of Toyota vehicles repaired in his garage at Rudie Klopman-Baerselman's garage (Toyota vehicles), 1965-1994
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Laborer at Tektronix, Beaverton, 1967-1998
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Performed maintenance on his own vehicles, friction work at 1966-1997
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Professional and home auto mechanic at Decedent's garage; parts bought at Schuck's Auto Parts stores, Vancouver, 1960-2002
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). Did his own automotive maintenance; alleged professional auto mechanic at Vancouver, 1966-1997
• Klopman-Baerselman v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). His garage