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.

Louisiana

• Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2022). Worked at Avondale near insulators at Avondale
• Cortez v. Lamorak Ins. Co. (2022). Roustabout; helper to a diesel mechanic at Monsanto plant, Luling, 1968
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Welder and tacker helper at Avondale Shipyards, Westwego Yard, 1969-1974
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Worked with gaskets on Westinghouse turbines at Avondale Shipyards
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Maintenance man at Triad Nitrogen LLC, Donaldsonville, early-1980s
• King v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2022). Employee of Louisiana State University at Louisiana State University
• Reulet v. Lamorak Ins. Co. (2022). Welder at Avondale, 1967-1972
• Hayes v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2nd Circuit, 2021). General laborer, then assistant operator at Commercial Solvents ammonia plant and fertilizer plant, Sterlington, 1953-1954
• Steib v. Lamorak Insurance Company (4th Circuit, 2021). Pipefitter / foreperson at Marathon Petroleum's Garyville refinery (initial construction), 1975-1977
• Bourgeois v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2020). Mail dispatcher at Avondale shipyard, May 1973 - January 1974
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc (2020). Welder and pipefitter at Exxon offshore platforms, 1975-1980s
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc (2020). Welder/pipefitter at 1973-1986
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2020). Welder/pipefitter at Kellog Brown and Root, 1973-1986
• McAllister v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2020). Machinist mate at USS TRITON (nuclear submarine), October 1966 to late 1968 or early 1969
• McAllister v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2020). Machinist mate at Navy submarines
• Berry v. Anco Insulations (2nd Circuit, 2019). Wife of mill electrical and instrumentation technician who laundered his work clothes at West Monroe Paper Mill, 1961-2010
• Chevron Oronite Company v. Jacobs Field Services North America, Inc. (2019). Welder
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2019). Gasket cutter at Lamons Gasket Company, 1971-1973
• Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2019). Generator service technician at Menge Pump, twenty-one years
• Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2019). Mechanic and generator service technician at Menge Pump
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2018). Gasket cutter at Lamons Gasket Company, 1971-1973
• Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2018). Parts delivery driver, truck mechanic, generator service technician, and owner operator at 1965-2005
• Romano v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (4th Circuit, 2017). Stores department worker at Union Carbide Corporation's Taft facility, 1967-1968
• Williams v. Placid Oil Company (3rd Circuit, 2017). Wife who handled and washed her husband's work clothing at Placid Oil facility, Natchitoches, 1970s
• Bell v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2016). Engineman, machinery repairman, and machinist mate at United States Navy ships (four ships), 1960s
• Hayes v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (2015). Farmer at family farm, Welsh, 1969-1983
• Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014). Worked in the engine rooms of destroyer escorts at Avondale Shipyard, 1963-1979
• Hayes v. Asbestos, Corp., Ltd. (2014). Working on Case tractors on the family farm at Family farm, 1969-1982
• Laurent v. City of New Orleans (2014). Member of the United States Naval Reserve working in the boiler rooms at USS KENNETH M. WILLETT, USS HAAS, USS WOODSON
• Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2013). Pipefitter at Avondale Industries, 1959-2001
• Najolia v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. (2012). Machinist mate in the United States Navy at USS Uhlmann, 1964-1968
• Pichon v. Asbestos Defendants (4th Circuit, 2010). Employee of Halter Marine at Halter Marine, 1955-2004
• Grant v. American Sugar Refining, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2007). Washed his father's work clothes at Domino Sugar Refinery, Arabi, 1979-1983
• Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2006). Wife who shook off and laundered her husband's work clothes at Avondale Shipyards, 1963 to 1976, and approximately 1982 to 1986
• Thomas v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2006). Carpenter at Waterford Steam Electric Station Unit 3, Taft, 1977-1985
• Roberts v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1st Circuit, 2004). Pipefitter
• Hebert v. Anco Insulation, Inc. (1st Circuit, 2002). Millwright at Dow Chemical Plaquemine facility, 1956-1975
• Hennegan v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. (4th Circuit, 2002). Jones Act seaman/deckhand at Cooper/T. Smith derrick barges, 1965-1968
• Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (5th Circuit, 2001). Carpenter helper, tacker-welder, welder, shipfitter, leaderman shipfitter at Avondale shipyard, main yard, 1942-1970
• Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (5th Circuit, 2001). Engine room mechanic at Avondale, 1964-1971 or '72
• Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (5th Circuit, 2001). Shipfitter at Avondale Shipyards (Main Yard), 1962-1974
• Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (5th Circuit, 2000). Employee of Avondale at Harvey Quick Repair Yard, 1950-1978
• Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (4th Circuit, 1998). Pipefitter at Avondale Shipyards, 1961-1966
• Quick v. Murphy Oil Co. (4th Circuit, 1994). Insulator, later permanent supervisor at Murphy Oil, 1955-1980

Maine

• Soucy v. Briggs & Stratton Corporation (2014). Mechanic making repairs to small engines and other equipment at Bob's Tune Up, Caribou, 1978-1989

Maryland

• Hailey v. Air and Liquid Systems Corporation (2020). Machinist mate at USS Henderson (aft engine room), 1968-1972
• Ament v. John Crane-Houdalille, Inc. (2019). Boiler tender in the boiler rooms at USS Kearsarge, 1967-1970
• Estate of Schatz v. John Crane, Inc. (2018). Wife of mechanic who laundered his dusty work clothes at Wagner Station, Baltimore Gas & Electric, 1955 to mid-to-late 1980s
• Vitale v. Burnham, LLC (2018). Plumbing and heating contractor at Vitale Plumbing and Heating, 1960's to 1980's
• Dugger v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2017). Served in the United States Navy at 1960s