HVAC, Refrigeration, and Appliance Workers: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve HVAC and appliance work: 32 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see HVAC, Refrigeration, and Appliance Workers.

California

• Ochoa v. Spx Cooling Technologies, Inc. (1st Appellate District, 1st Division, 2023). HVAC technician and pipefitter at WeatherRight
• Phipps v. Copeland Corporation LLC (2nd Appellate District, 7th Division, 2021). HVAC technician at 1977-1991
• Swanson v. The Marley-Wylain Co. (2nd Appellate District, 1st Division, 2021). Pipefitter at Air Conditioning Company, Inc. (ACCO) jobsites, 1979-2005

Delaware

• Burhenn v. Celotex Asbestos Settlement Trust (2024). Heating and air conditioning trade at 1960-1979
• Thorne v. Crane Co. (In re Asbestos Litigation) (2022). Heating specialist at Minot Air Force Base, 1971-1974
• Thorne v. Crane Co. (In re Asbestos Litigation) (2021). Heating specialist at Minot Air Force Base, 1971-1974

Louisiana

• Storer v. Crown Cork & Seal Company (2017). Trane franchise holder (HVAC equipment)
• Oddo v. Asbestos Corporation Ltd. (4th Circuit, 2015). Appliance repairman at Westinghouse Electric, late 1950s

New Jersey

• Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Company (2019). Boiler serviceman at 1954-1985
• Condon v. Advance Thermal Hydronics, Inc. (2018). Heating and air conditioning installer at Fritze Heating and Cooling, 1972-1987
• Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Company (2018). Installed, repaired and serviced boilers and furnaces at 1954-1985

New York

• Bassier v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2023). Removing existing residential boilers at Hamilton Heating & AC, 1981 to 1984
• Paroni EX rel. Estate OF Paroni v. General Electric UK Holdings Ltd. (2021). HVAC mechanic at J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines and J&J Air Conditioning, 1980s
• Vincent v. Baltimore Aircoil Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2020). Helper and mechanic in the air conditioning business, later supervisor at Squibb Building, 50 West 47th Street, New York, 1958-1960, 1964-1988
• Richards v. American Biltrite (Matter of Eighth Jud. Dis. Asbestos) (Erie, 2020). Worked for TDH Refrigeration at grocery stores at grocery stores in Buffalo, 1966-1995
• Paroni EX rel. Estate OF Paroni v. Alstom SA (2020). HVAC mechanic at J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines and J&J Air Conditioning, 1980s
• Evans v. 3M Co. (2017). HVAC Heating-Install Mechanic at Vulcan, 1955-1959
• Stitt v. Burham Corp. (2013). Boiler serviceman at 1970-1993
• McDonald v. AC &S., Inc. (2012). Sheet metal worker at psychiatric center boiler room, Albany Medical Center, 1970s
• Batista v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (2010). Repaired commercial HVAC units and renovated homes

North Carolina

• Woolard v. Carrier Corporation (2020). HVAC apprentice, mechanic and supervisor; mechanic's helper, mechanic, then manager of instrument and electrical shop at Weyerhaeuser paper mills at Plymouth and New Bern, 1965-1978
• Starnes v. AO Smith Corporation (2014). Control fitter at Powers Regulatory Company, Robert Shaw Controls Company, and Honeywell Company, Charlotte, 1956-1980's
• Payne v. Charlotte Heating & Air Cond. (2005). Servicing furnaces and boilers at Charlotte Heating & Air Conditioning, 1960-1966

Ohio

• Milone v. Aii Acquisition Corp., LLC (8th Appellate District, 2022). Furnace repair and service worker at East Ohio Gas Company, 1949-1952

Rhode Island

• Freitas v. AO Smith Water Products Corporation (2024). HVAC and refrigeration mechanic and contractor at 1960s onward, about fifty years
• Wallace v. Trane Company (2021). Plumbing-heating installer-repairer at Portland Lehigh Fuel Company; A.R. Wright; Peterson Oil Company, 1949-1966
• Wallace v. Trane Company (2020). Plumbing-heating installer-repairer at Portland Lehigh Fuel Company, 1949-1951
• Murray v. 3M Company (2017). HVAC contractor at Fred Hayes Mechanical jobsites, 1962-1972
• Cera v. AW Chesterton Company (2012). Summer helper with the HVAC crew at Providence College, 1993 and 1994 summers
• LaPOINTE V 3M Company (2007). Boiler and furnace repairman at forty-year career
• LaPOINTE v. 3M Company (2007). Boiler and furnace repairman at forty-year career

Wisconsin

• Alliance Laundry Systems LLC v. Eaton Corporation (2013). Repaired commercial washers and dryers at 1950s-1980s